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Witness History Episodes

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    Althea McNish: 'I designed fabrics for the Queen'

    In 1966, Althea McNish designed fabrics for the Queen's visit to Trinidad

  2. The Russian man who pretended to be a dog

    In 1994, Oleg Kulik posed as a dog to protest conditions in post-Soviet Russia

  3. Smoky the World War II dog hero

    In 1944, Bill Wynne adopted a Yorkie believed to be one of the first therapy dogs

  4. Roselle the 9/11 guide dog

    In 2001, Roselle helped his owner escape from the World Trade Center

  5. The world's first labradoodle

    In 1989, Wally Conron created the world's first labradoodle

  6. The first dog in space

    Laika orbited Earth in 1957

  7. Richard Dimbleby describes Belsen

    Richard Dimbleby was the first broadcaster to report from Belsen concentration camp

  8. I led the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers

    On 15 April 2013, two brothers set off bombs at the Boston Marathon

  9. Mass grave at Sernyky

    An archaeologist travels to Ukraine to excavate a mass grave from World War Two

  10. The universal recycling symbol

    In 1970, American student Gary Anderson designed a logo for recycled paper products

  11. Emperor Tewodros II

    In 1868, Tewodros II of Ethiopia prepared to make a last stand against the British army

  12. The Good Friday Agreement referendum

    In 1998, a referendum was held in Northern Ireland and Ireland on the Belfast Agreement

  13. Beto Perez: 'I created Zumba by accident'

    In 2001, Colombian born choreographer Beto Perez created Zumba and it was all by accident

  14. Awaji Kannon: One of the world's tallest statues

    In 1982, a Japanese businessman unveiled the World Peace Giant Kannon in Japan

  15. Pan-European picnic

    In 1989, a picnic was held as demonstration for European integration

  16. Escaping national service in Eritrea

    The story of one young Eritrean woman’s attempt to escape compulsory national service

  17. A Brief History of Time

    A Brief History of Time, written by Prof Stephen Hawking, was published in March 1988

  18. The first photo sent from a phone

    In 1997, French engineer Philippe Kahn shared the first ever photo from a mobile phone

  19. Godfather of manicures

    In 1975, Minh Nguyen left behind his macho military life and re-trained as a manicurist

  20. How Bengaluru became India’s Silicon Valley

    Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, describes the city's technology revolution

  21. The windmill that revolutionised wind power

    In 1978, a group of volunteers in Denmark built their own wind turbine to power a school

  22. Keiko: Freeing 'Free Willy'

    In 1998, Keiko the Hollywood killer whale was released back into the wild

  23. The man who lived in an airport

    From 1988, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, from Iran, spent 18 years living in a Paris airport

  24. DDLJ: India’s longest running movie

    The longest running film in India was released in 1995

  25. Alcatraz: The strangest escape

    Three prisoners escaped from the maximum security US jail, Alcatraz in June 1962

  26. Kieu Chinh: A real Hollywood story

    In 1974, actress Kieu Chinh found herself on a farm cleaning up after chicken

  27. Iraq War: US security guards killed my son

    In 2007, private US Blackwater security guards opened fire on Iraqi civilians

  28. Iraq War: The capture of Saddam Hussein

    On 13 December 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by United States forces

  29. Iraq War: 'Most wanted' playing cards

    In April 2003, playing cards were given to US troops to help them identify Iraqi targets

  30. Iraq War: Refugees escaping

    In March 2003, millions of citizens tried to flee Iraq after the US invasion began

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