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Witness History Episodes

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    Marie Stopes: Birth Control Pioneer

    In March 1921, Marie Stopes opened Britain's first birth control clinic in London

  2. 08/03/2016

    History as told by the people who were there

  3. The Polaroid Instant Camera

    In February 1947 Edwin Land unveiled his new invention, the first ever instant camera.

  4. The Siege of Sarajevo

    Twenty years ago the siege of Sarajevo ended, the longest siege in modern history

  5. The Foxcatcher Story

    In 1996 an American multi-millionaire murdered one of the wrestlers he was sponsoring

  6. The Caracazo Protests

    In February 1989 new austerity measures sparked days of violent protests in Venezuela

  7. Philippines People Power Revolution

    In 1986, Filipinos took to the streets to overthrow the regime of Ferdinand Marcos

  8. The Back to Africa Movement

    In the late 1800s thousands of African-Americans tried to emigrate to escape violence

  9. The Death of Jonas Savimbi

    In February 2002 the controversial Angolan rebel leader was killed by government forces

  10. The UK’s Foot-and-Mouth Epidemic

    In 2001 an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease devastated the British farming industry

  11. The Battle of Verdun

    In 1916, French and German armies began one of the most devastating battles of WW1

  12. Christian Dior's New Look

    In February 1947, French designer Christian Dior transformed post-war fashion.

  13. The Attempt to Kill Khaled Meshaal

    In 1997 Israeli secret agents tried to assassinate a Hamas leader, Khaled Meshaal.

  14. Seven Years In Tibet

    The Austrian mountaineer who lived in the forbidden land of Tibet in the 1940s and 50s.

  15. Black Sabbath

    On Friday 13 February 1970, heavy metal band Black Sabbath released their first album

  16. Britain's Secret Code-Breakers

    Witness talks to one of Britain's secret army of World War Two code-breakers

  17. Pakistan's Women Only Police Station

    In 1994 Pakistan opened the country's first all-female police station

  18. The Arab Spring and Syria

    The story of the first protests against the Assad regime in 2011

  19. The Last of the Red Hot Mamas

    The larger than life vaudeville star - Sophie Tucker - died on February 9th 1966.

  20. Prozac

    In the spring of 1988 a new kind of anti-depressant went on the market.

  21. 04/02/2016

    History as told by the people who were there

  22. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    In 1938, the first animated feature film was released, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

  23. The ‘Abscam’ Corruption Investigation

    The FBI sting operation that ensnared corrupt politicians using a fictitious Arab sheikh.

  24. Spanish Embassy Killings

    In January 1980, 37 people died as police stormed Spain's embassy in Guatemala

  25. The First Batman TV Series

    In January 1966 Batman and Robin appeared on the small screen for the first time

  26. Sharia Returns to Nigeria

    In 2000, Zamfara became the first Nigerian state to implement full Sharia law

  27. The Challenger Disaster

    On 28 January 1986 The Challenger space shuttle launch went horribly wrong

  28. The First Fleet Lands in Australia

    Britain established a penal colony in Australia.In January 1788

  29. The Wapping Dispute

    In January 1986 newspaper owner Rupert Murdoch took on the British print unions.

  30. The Funeral of Jan Palach

    Hundreds of thousands of people mourned the student activist in Prague in January 1969.

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