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Witness History Episodes

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    Khmer Rouge in Cambodia

    April 1975 the Khmer Rouge took control in Cambodia. Millions were to die at their hands.

  2. The Apollo 13 Space Emergency

    Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 astronauts, describes the moment disaster struck in 1970

  3. Brixton Riots

    It was in April 1981 that the London neighbourhood of Brixton was consumed by race riots.

  4. Eichmann Trial

    In 1961 the man often known as the "architect of the Holocaust" went on trial in Israel.

  5. Petula Clark touches Harry Belafonte's arm

    In 1968, when Petula Clark touched Harry Belafonte's arm, it made US TV history

  6. The Rebel Heiress

    The year is 1974 and an American heiress has shocked the world by joining an armed gang.

  7. The UNAbomber

    One of America's most wanted men was arrested in April 1996. The UNAbomber.

  8. Rwanda Genocide

    On April 6th 1994 the genocide in Rwanda began. Journalist Lindsey Hilsum lived through it

  9. Tower Bridge Jet

    Why one man flew his fighter jet through Tower Bridge in London.

  10. Falklands Invasion

    It was on April 2nd 1982 that Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.

  11. Black Panthers

    Black Panther activism in the USA. And how one man spent almost 30 years in jail.

  12. Dalai Lama leaves Tibet

    In March 1959 the Dalai Lama fled Chinese troops in Tibet. His brother went too.

  13. Invasion of Iraq

    What was it like living in Baghdad during the allied invasion of Iraq?

  14. Three Mile Island Accident

    Meltdown at the American nuclear power station in 1979

  15. Kurdish exodus

    Saddam Hussein takes his revenge on rebellious Kurds after the 1st Gulf War.

  16. Coalition Government

    British politicans aren't used to sharing power but in the 1970s they had to.

  17. Bomb disposal in Iraq

    What it's really like being a bomb-disposal man in Iraq.

  18. Sierra Leone

    The civil war in Sierra Leone left hundreds of thousands of civilians dead or mutilated.

  19. Who Shot JR?

    When JR was shot in the US TV series Dallas - it made the headlines worldwide.

  20. The UK and the Vietnam War

    Why Britain resisted America's invitations to join the Vietnam War during the 1960s.

  21. Death of Stalin

    It was 57 years ago this week that the Soviet dictator, Joseph Stalin died.

  22. Scott of the Antarctic

    The diaries of Captain Scott and why a failed explorer became a national hero

  23. Dot Com Bubble

    During the dot com boom Stephan Paternot made millions of dollars. Then he lost them

  24. Playboy Club

    Fifty years ago the first Playboy Club opened in Chicago - with bunnies.

  25. Siege of Wounded Knee

    In 1973 Native American Indians began a standoff against the US army at Wounded Knee

  26. Attempted coup in Spain

    In 1981 Spain had been a democracy for just 5 years, now parliament is under attack.

  27. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin at Yalta

    The Yalta conference that decided the shape of post-war Europe

  28. Women's Liberation Movement Begins

    Modern British feminism began in 1970 when 500 women met for a debate in Oxford

  29. Miracle on Ice

    When the US hockey team met their Russian rivals at the 1980 Olympics, tensions were high.

  30. Japanese Internment

    During WW2 the US government decided to put many of its Japanese citizens into camps.

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