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Witness History Episodes

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    Uganda's war on homosexuality

    In 2006, a Ugandan newspaper began printing the names of professionals believed to be gay

  2. Italy votes for divorce

    In May 1974, Italians defied the Catholic Church and voted overwhelmingly for divorce.

  3. The Birth of Speed Dating

    In 1998, a Los Angeles rabbi came up with a new way for single people to meet each other.

  4. The conman who married his victims

    When Giovanni Vigliotto went on trial he said he'd married more than 100 women

  5. Sanctuary Cities in the USA

    How American cities like San Francisco became safe havens for undocumented immigrants

  6. The True Story of Whisky Galore

    How a ship laden with bottles of whisky was wrecked off the Scottish Hebrides

  7. Kenya's Hit Record: Jambo Bwana

    The story of a 1980 Kenyan pop song which became an unlikely global hit.

  8. The Killer Whale that Killed

    In February 1991, the captive orca, Tilikum, drowned his trainer, Keltie Byrne in Canada.

  9. Rosalind Franklin DNA Pioneer

    The scientist produced an x-ray photograph in 1951 that helped show the structure of DNA

  10. 1995 Peru-Ecuador Border War

    A former Peruvian army officer recalls the last war between Latin American neighbours.

  11. The End of Apartheid

    In February 1990 the South African president announced the dismantling of apartheid

  12. Battle of Mogadishu: Black Hawk Down

    In 1993, US forces launched a disastrous raid against the Somali warlord, General Aideed

  13. Crossing Antarctica Alone

    Norwegian polar explorer Borge Ousland was the first person to cross Antarctica alone.

  14. Sexual Harassment in India

    The first time a case of sexual harassment came to court in India.

  15. Desert Island Discs at 75

    The story of the BBC's longest-running radio programme.

  16. The 'Aboriginal Tent Embassy'

    On 26 January 1972 four Aboriginal men began a protest about land rights in Australia

  17. Roald Dahl's Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

    Roald Dahl's book, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, was published in January 1964

  18. The Atocha Lawyers Massacre in Spain

    In early 1977 far-right gunmen killed five people at a law firm in Atocha Street, Madrid

  19. Microwave Ovens

    Microwave ovens for domestic kitchens first became widely available in 1967.

  20. Dungeons and Dragons

    The fantasy role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons launched in January 1974.

  21. Roots - The TV Series

    The epic mini-series about slavery in the USA hit TV screens in January 1977

  22. Dadaab: The World's Largest Refugee Camp

    How one young woman fled war in Somalia to grow up in Kenya's massive refugee camp

  23. The Murder of Journalist Hrant Dink

    The Turkish Armenian journalist was shot dead in January 2007 in front of his office.

  24. The End of El Salvador's Civil War

    A former Salvadoran guerrilla fighter talks about her experience of war and peace.

  25. US Presidential Transitions

    What exactly goes on during the months between election and inauguration?

  26. Princess Diana's Minefield Walk

    How Britain's most famous Royal brought the danger landmines to the world's attention.

  27. Chicago's Police Torture

    A victim of abuse at the hands of the Chicago police tells his story.

  28. The Zimmermann Telegram

    How British code-breakers exposed a German plot against the United States in 1917

  29. Turkey's Headscarf Row

    In 1999 a Turkish woman MP appeared in parliament wearing a headscarf. It caused uproar.

  30. Death in the Amazon

    Auca tribesmen killed five American missionaries in the jungle in January 1956.

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