Witness History Episodes Available now
Sucked out of a Plane
In February 1989, nine people were sucked out of a plane over the Pacific Ocean.
Japanese internment
In February 1942 all Japanese Americans were ordered to internment camps.
The bombing of Darwin
In February 1942 Japan launched the largest ever attack against Australia.
The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
On 15 February 1989, the last Soviet soldiers rolled out of Afghanistan.
Sister Dorothy Stang
In February 2005 a Catholic nun working in the Amazon was murdered.
The Stolen Generation
Debra Hocking was taken from her indigenous Australian family as a baby.
Deep Blue versus Kasparov
It was the first time a computer had beaten a reigning world champion chess player.
50 years of Silicone Breast Implants
In 1962 Timmie Jean Lindsey became the first woman in the world to have the operation.
Charonne Metro deaths
It is 50 years since nine French peace protestors died during a demonstration in Paris.
Drugs in Mexico
On 7 February 1985 a US drug enforcement agent was abducted in Guadalajara.
