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Witness History Episodes

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    Emperor Haile Selassie overthrown

    In September 1974, a military junta launched a coup against Ethiopia's monarchy

  2. Giant Gonzalez: from NBA star to WWE wrestler

    Jorge Gonzalez was the first Argentinian in an NBA draft. How did he end up wrestling?

  3. Apollo 13

    In 1970, a Moon mission almost ended in tragedy after an explosion on board the spaceship

  4. The end of the Irish marriage bar

    Until 1973, married women in Ireland were banned from working in state jobs.

  5. Ramesses II's 'mummy makeover'

    In 1976, the mummy of Ramesses II was flown from Egypt to Paris for a makeover

  6. I led the 'Umbrella' protests

    In September 2014, Nathan Law led Hong Kong's 'Umbrella' Protests

  7. The woman who spoke to the space station

    Maggie Iaquinto was the first amateur radio enthusiast to contact Russian cosmonauts

  8. Guatemala's disappeared

    Jeremias Tecu's two brothers are among the thousands who disappeared in Guatemala

  9. Waris Dirie

    In 1987, Waris Dirie had her first photo-shoot and became a supermodel sensation

  10. The writer of Mary Poppins

    It's 60 years since the Disney film was released, based on writer PL Travers's book

  11. Canada’s first UFO landing pad

    In 1967, the town of St Paul built Canada's first alien UFO landing pad

  12. Spain's La Tomatina

    In 1945, a spat between teenage boys was the seed for the world's largest tomato fight

  13. India’s first female bartender

    The story of the woman who became known as India’s first female bartender

  14. Argentina's five presidents in two weeks

    In 2001, Argentina went through a remarkable political crisis

  15. Nazis in Egypt

    Egypt recruited thousands of Nazis after World War Two

  16. The celebrity murder case that divided France

    French actress Marie Trintignant was killed by the rock star Bertrand Cantat in 2003.

  17. Saving lives after the 2002 Bali bombings

    'Spray-on skin' was used to treat burns victims after bombings on the Indonesian island.

  18. How the CIA caught 'Carlos the Jackal'

    One of the world’s most wanted men had been on the run for decades.

  19. Sukarno: The founding father of Indonesian independence

    In 1945, the nationalist leader declared independence for Indonesia

  20. The last ever Olympic art competition

    From 1912 until 1948, you could win medals in art at the Olympic Games

  21. Clara Nunes: Queen of Samba

    The Brazilian singer who earned the title Queen of Samba

  22. The first televised US presidential debate

    In 1956, US presidential candidates sent female representatives to the first debate on TV

  23. President Richard Nixon resigns

    In 1974, Richard Nixon became the first US president in history to resign

  24. Ronald Reagan and the Moral Majority

    In 1979, the Moral Majority was launched and changed the course of US politics

  25. Bush v Gore: The election decided in the Supreme Court

    The US presidential election of 2000 was one of the most contested in history

  26. The Situation Room photograph

    The story behind the Situation Room photograph during the raid to kill Bin Laden in 2011

  27. Ice Bucket Challenge

    The ice bucket challenge became a worldwide phenomenon in 2014

  28. The 1965 Freedom Riders of Australia

    The students who challenged the discrimination of Australia's indigenous people

  29. Finding a home for Bulgaria's dancing bears

    In 1998, it became illegal to make bears dance in Bulgaria

  30. Yazidi genocide: A rescue mission on Mount Sinjar

    How Yazidis in Iraq fled to Mount Sinjar to escape genocide in August 2014

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