Witness History Episodes Available now
Date Rape
In 1991 Katie Koestner went public with her experience of date rape and divided America.
Tanzania's Ujamaa policy
In the late 1960s Tanzania experimented with a new form of socialism called Ujamaa.
Concordski Plane Crash
In June 1973 Russia's supersonic rival to Concorde crashed at the Paris Air Show
Karakoram Highway
In 1979 the Karakoram Highway between Pakistan and China was opened to the public
The Assassination of Trujillo
On May 30th 1961 Rafael Trujillo, the dictator in the Dominican Republic, was shot dead.
The Thalidomide Trial
In May 1968, executives of the German company that made the drug thalidomide go on trial
Yeltsin And The Chechen Rebels
In 1996, a Chechen rebel delegation negotiated peace with Russia's President Yeltsin.
The Israeli Airlift of Ethiopian Jews
In 1991 14000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel during Operation Solomon
Hands Across America
The day millions of Americans formed a human chain to try to end poverty and homelessness
The Execution of Anne Boleyn
In May 1536 the Queen of England was executed on the orders of her husband, Henry VIII
