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Witness History Episodes

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    The Killing of Poet Roque Dalton

    In May 1975 one of Latin America's leading young poets was shot dead in El Salvador.

  2. When Irish Pubs Saved the Economy

    When Ireland's banks went on strike in 1970, people cashed their cheques in pubs.

  3. Teresa Teng

    The Taiwanese pop singer who became a superstar in communist China

  4. The Death of Neda Agha Soltan

    The young woman, killed at a protest in 2009, who became a symbol for opposition in Iran

  5. Alexander Hamilton

    A Broadway musical has made an 18th century American politician famous once more.

  6. Brown vs The Board of Education

    In 1954 the US Supreme Court ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional.

  7. Weight Watchers

    How a New York housewife started a worldwide weight loss business in May 1963.

  8. The George Wallace Assassination Attempt

    How one of America's most controversial politicians was shot while running for president.

  9. The Trial of Maurice Papon

    French minister Maurice Papon went on trial for helping the Nazis to deport French Jews

  10. Wine Shock: 'The Judgement of Paris'

    In 1976, unknown Californian wines beat top French wines in a blind wine tasting in Paris

  11. Americans told 'Eat Less' to Live Longer

    In 1977 a US government body first warned Americans that their diet was killing them.

  12. The Soviet James Bond

    In 1973, the most successful TV spy series ever to be broadcast in the USSR, went on air.

  13. Shenzhen - Special Economic Zone

    In May 1980 Communist China allowed capitalist activity for the first time.

  14. The French Army Mutiny of 1917

    After enduring years of slaughter during WW1, French army units finally mutinied

  15. Civil War in Tajikistan

    In 1992, shortly after the collapse of the USSR, a civil war erupted in Tajikistan.

  16. Magnum Photos

    The legendary photographic cooperative, Magnum, was founded 70 years ago

  17. The Invention of Liposuction

    It was a father and son team of Italian cosmetic surgeons who created liposuction.

  18. Ulrike Meinhof

    In May 1976 the German left-wing extremist Ulrike Meinhof killed herself in prison.

  19. Searching For Argentina's Disappeared

    How the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo challenged Argentina's military rulers.

  20. Bosnia: Rape as a Weapon of War

    During the Bosnian war of the early 1990's, thousands of women were raped.

  21. When the Syrian Army Withdrew from Lebanon

    On April 26th 2005, Syrian forces finally pulled out of Lebanon after almost 30 years.

  22. Revolutionary Psychiatrist RD Laing

    The man who changed the way people thought about mental illness.

  23. Bulgaria's "Revival Process"

    Bulgaria's brutal policy of forced assimilation against its Turkish minority in the 1980s

  24. The Suzuki Violin Method

    In post-WW2 Japan, Shinichi Suzuki developed a new method of teaching the violin.

  25. The Hubble Space Telescope

    When it began sending images back to Nasa they were out of focus - Mike Weiss fixed it

  26. Charlie Chaplin Returns to America from Exile

    Eugene Chaplin remembers his famous father's love-hate relationship with the USA

  27. The World Festival of Black Arts

    In April 1966 thousands of African artists and performers gathered in Senegal

  28. How Peru Mistook Missionaries For Drug Traffickers

    Hear from the American who survived being shot down in his plane over the Amazon jungle

  29. The Takeover of NTV in Russia

    NTV was the only nationwide independent TV channel in Russia. It was taken over in 2001.

  30. America's 504 Disability Rights Protests

    In April 1977, US disabled activists occupied a government building for nearly a month.

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