Witness History Episodes Available now
I Hijacked A Plane To Save My Children
How one woman fled Brazil's military dictatorship with her kids on a hijacked plane.
The Apalachin Meeting
A chance discovery in 1957 revealed how powerful the mafia was in America.
Spelling Bee - The Children's Competition that Grips America
The first child of South Asian background to become America's Spelling Bee champion.
Boris Yeltsin's Surprise Resignation
On New Year's Eve 1999 the Russian President went on TV and said he was leaving office.
Voyager: Around The World On One Tank of Fuel
How two pilots became the first to fly non-stop around the world without refuelling
The Climbers of Leningrad
Mountaineers risked their lives to camouflage landmarks in the Russian city during WW2.
"Spend, Spend, Spend" - The Miner's Wife Who Won Big
How Viv Nicholson became a celebrity in Britain after winning the football pools in 1961.
The First Kwanzaa
The African-American winter holiday was invented in Los Angeles in 1966.
Trivial Pursuit
The game has become a holiday tradition with families around the world.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Louise Hidalgo speaks to Gregory Peck's son Carey about the film of Harper Lee's novel.
