Witness History Episodes Available now
The First Battle of Fallujah
In 2004, US forces began battling insurgents based in the Iraqi city of Fallujah
Nigeria's First Coup
In 1966 a small group of Nigerian army officers launched the country's first ever coup
Jimi Hendrix
The guitarist's girlfriend on his electrifying performances and their life off-stage
Soviet Lithuania Crackdown
In 1991, pro-independence Lithuanians took to the streets of Vilnius against Soviet tanks
The First Panda in the West
In 1936, a US socialite and her Chinese guide captured a giant panda and brought it to NY.
Mother Teresa
The young nun who would become Mother Teresa arrived in Calcutta in 1929
The Panama Flag Riots
In 1964 violence erupted in Panama, prompted by a dispute over the American flag.
Twelve Years A Slave
Solomon Northup was born a free man in America but kidnapped into slavery in the South
Impeachment of President Clinton
In 1999, Bill Clinton was tried by the US Senate over his relationship with an intern
Albert Camus
One of France's most famous writers was killed in a car crash on 4 January, 1960
