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Witness History Episodes

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    The Amritsar Massacre of 1919

    On 13 April 1919, the British Indian Army fired on an unarmed crowd, killing hundreds

  2. The First Starbucks

    In 1971 the first Starbucks coffee shop opened in Seattle.

  3. Angela Merkel

    On April 10 2000, Angela Merkel became the first woman to lead a German political party.

  4. A Japanese Royal Wedding

    In a change to tradition Japan's Crown Prince Akihito married a non-royal, in April 1959.

  5. The Ogaden War

    In 1977 Somalia invaded Ethiopia in an attempt to take control of disputed territory.

  6. Mallory on Everest

    In 1999 the body of legendary British mountaineer, George Mallory, was found on Everest.

  7. Romania's Orphans

    In 1989 news began to emerge of terrible conditions in Romania's orphanages.

  8. The Execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

    On April 4th 1979 Pakistan's first democratically elected Prime Minister was hanged.

  9. Nigeria's War on Indiscipline

    In 1984, General Buhari's military regime launched an unusual campaign to clean up Nigeria

  10. The Yodogo Hijacking

    In March 1970, Japanese left-wing extremists hijacked a plane with samurai swords.

  11. Siege of Sarajevo

    The siege of Sarajevo lasted for almost four years. Witness Vedrana Seksan tells her story

  12. Pakistan Ban on Alcohol

    In the spring of 1977 the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto introduced a ban on alcohol

  13. Harrer in Tibet

    In 1944, Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer fled into the forbidden land of Tibet.

  14. The Attempt on Ronald Reagan's Life

    On March 30th 1981 a man tried to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan.

  15. The Back to Africa Movement

    In the late 1800s, African Americans from Arkansas began moving to Liberia in West Africa.

  16. The Harold Wilson Plot

    In March 1976, the British prime minister Harold Wilson unexpectedly resigned. Why?

  17. Romania's Orphans

    In 1990 the terrible conditions inside Romania's orphanages first came to light.

  18. Virginia Woolf

    On March 28th 1941 the British novelist Virginia Woolf took her own life.

  19. The Easter Rising

    How Irish rebels tried to start a revolution against British rule at Easter 1916.

  20. Battle of Tora Bora

    After the Taliban fell in Afghanistan, the hunt for Osama bin Laden began in earnest.

  21. Iraqi Shia Uprising - 1991

    At the end of the First Gulf War thousands of Iraqis rose up against Saddam Hussein

  22. The Death of Jan Palach

    In 1969, a student set himself alight in protest at the crushing of the Prague Spring.

  23. The Fall of Emperor Tewodros II

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

  24. Fidel Castro Takes Havana

    In 1959, the rebel leader took control of Cuba's capital city.

  25. Viagra

    In 1998 a new 'wonder' drug was approved for use in the United States

  26. The Poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko

    In 2004, Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned and nearly died.

  27. Namibian Independence

    In March 1990, Namibia became independent from South African rule.

  28. The Tunnellers of WW1

    Archive recordings of the tunnellers who fought underground in WW1

  29. Vietnam-China Border War 1979

    Former communist allies China and Vietnam fought a short but bloody war in 1979.

  30. Mad Cow Disease and CJD

    How a disease affecting cattle was transferred to the human population in Britain.

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