BBC World Service - Witness History

The Stonewall Riot

How a protest outside New York's Stonewall Inn inspired the modern gay rights movement.

The story behind Joseph Heller's acclaimed, satirical anti-war novel which sold millions

The National Association to Aid Fat Americans, NAAFA, held its first meeting in June 1969

How violinist Yehudi Menuhin and yoga teacher BKS Iyengar helped bring yoga to the West

Sister Lotus was an unlikely online celebrity because she was famous for being ordinary.

The American civil rights activist and war hero who was murdered in 1963 in Mississippi.

One of the most influential figures in psychoanalysis died in June 1961

How a young woman became a symbol of anti-government protest in Iran

One gay couple in Minneapolis had a same-sex wedding back in the 1970's

How an American war hero was sent to stop China becoming communist and failed.