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Witness History Episodes

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    Iraq War: The beginning

    In March 2003, the Iraq War began as the United States bombed the capital, Baghdad

  2. From a goddess to a graduate

    The journey from goddess to graduate in Nepal.

  3. Monica McWilliams’ role in the Northern Ireland peace process

    Monica McWilliams played a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process

  4. First all-women peacekeeping unit

    In 2007, the UN deployed its first all-female contingent of peacekeepers in Liberia

  5. Mexico's first female presidential hopeful

    In 1982, Rosario Ibarra became the first woman to stand for president in Mexico

  6. Octavia E. Butler: Visionary black sci-fi writer

    She received numerous Hugos and Nebulas - top writing prizes for sci-fi writing

  7. Zoran Djindjic: The murder of Serbia's prime minister

    In 2003, Serbia's prime minister was assassinated in Belgrade

  8. The museum at the end of the world

    In 1992, a zoologist opened one of the world's most remote museums, on an Atlantic island

  9. Grenada's underwater sculpture park

    In 2004, Jason deCaires Taylor built the worlds first underwater gallery in Grenada

  10. Pink Triangles: Gay men in Nazi concentration camps

    In 2009, Rudolf Brazda returned to the former concentration camp he was in for being gay

  11. Wounded Knee siege

    Fifty years ago, indigenous American activists staged a protest against the US authorities

  12. When the Queen 'jumped out of a helicopter'

    For the 2012 London Olympic Games the Queen appeared to jump out of a helicopter

  13. Families interned in WW2 China

    A first-hand account of being sent to a Japanese internment camp in Shanghai as a child

  14. The invention of Semtex

    In 1958, Stanislav Brebera invented Semtex, a malleable and odourless plastic explosive

  15. Seggae riots in Mauritius

    Mauritian musician Kaya, died in police custody on 21 February 1999, sparking rioting

  16. Battle for the capital: Bonn v Berlin

    In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell and Germany decided which city would be the new capital

  17. First winter ascent of Everest

    On 17 February 1980, the first people climbed Everest in winter

  18. Discovering Tutankhamun’s tomb

    In 1923 the sealed burial chamber of Tutankhamun was opened for the first time

  19. 'I developed Pokémon'

    In February 1996, gamers in Japan were first introduced to Pokémon

  20. First Danish queen for 600 years

    In 1972, Denmark crowned its first queen in 600 years

  21. 'Hot Autumn': When Italy’s workers revolted

    In 1969, Italy erupted as thousands of workers went on strike

  22. 'I told the world Pope Benedict XVI was resigning'

    The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI

  23. The Pope and Jews

    In April 1986, Pope John Paul II made a historic visit to a Rome synagogue

  24. Pope John Paul I’s sudden death

    Cardinal Albino Luciani became Pope John Paul I in 1978. He died 33 days later

  25. Reforming the Catholic Church with Vatican II

    In 1959, Pope John XXIII announced a council of all the world's bishops and cardinals

  26. How a Pope is chosen

    After the death of Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI

  27. The first black music station in Europe

    In 1981, Leroy Anderson launched Europe’s first dedicated black music station

  28. The assassination of Burundian President Melchior Ndadaye

    In 1993, Burundi’s first democratically elected President was murdered

  29. Columbia space shuttle disaster

    The US space shuttle Columbia broke up on its way back to Earth on 1 February 2003

  30. Czechoslovakia's 'Velvet Divorce'

    Two former Prime Ministers describe how they split Czechoslovakia in two in 1993

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