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Witness History Episodes

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    Inter-racial Marriage in South Africa

    In June 1985 the ban on inter-racial marriage in South Africa was finally lifted.

  2. Flying to Freedom

    In June 1970 a group of mainly Jewish dissidents tried to escape from the USSR by plane

  3. The Six Day War: A Palestinian view

    The Six Day War of 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbours changed the Middle East

  4. The Death of Walter Rodney

    The Guyanese historian and political activist Walter Rodney was killed by a bomb in 1980

  5. Denmark's Inuit Experiment

    In 1951 a group of Inuit children were sent to Denmark for re-education as "little Danes"

  6. Refugee Boat Tragedy

    In June 1988 the US Navy came across a boat of Vietnamese refugees in the South China Sea

  7. Women's Institute at 100

    The British women's organisation set up to revitalise rural communities during WW1

  8. Britain's first referendum on Europe

    In June 1975, Britain held a referendum on its membership of the Common Market

  9. The Eichmann Tapes

    The Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann gave hours of interview before his capture and trial

  10. The Death of Ayatollah Khomeini

    Chaos at the funeral of Iran's leader as millions gathered to mourn his death.

  11. The Golden Gate Bridge

    In early June 1937 San Francisco was celebrating the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge

  12. The Burning of the Jaffna Public Library

    On June 1st 1981, the public library in the Sri Lankan city of Jaffna was set on fire.

  13. The Heysel Stadium Disaster

    Thirty-nine people died during the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus.

  14. The Welsh in Patagonia

    In May 1865 a group of Welsh settlers left Liverpool for Patagonia

  15. Protect and Survive

    In May 1980 the British government published a booklet about how to survive nuclear war

  16. Australia's Rabbit Plague

    How Australia battled a plague of rabbits which was destroying its agricultural economy.

  17. Dorothy Mulkey - US Fair Housing Campaigner

    The Californian woman who ended segregation in the American housing market in 1967.

  18. Italy in World War One

    One soldier's diary account of the brutal Italian campaign fought in the Alps

  19. Archbishop Romero of San Salvador

    An eye-witness account of the murder of the outspoken cleric, soon to declared a saint

  20. Bob Marley's Funeral

    On 21 May 1981 the legendary reggae singer was buried in Jamaica

  21. A Coup in Fiji

    In May 2000, gunmen broke into parliament in Fiji and declared a coup

  22. The Murder of Archbishop Oscar Romero

    Two witnesses give their account of the shooting of the archbishop of El Salvador.

  23. Lawrence of Arabia

    It is 80 years since the Englishman TE Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, died

  24. The Elephant Man

    The story of the hugely deformed Joseph Merrick, a celebrity in Victorian Britain.

  25. The Building of Kariba Dam

    In May 1960 the massive Kariba hydro-electric dam on Africa's Zambezi river was opened.

  26. Kermit the Frog

    It is 60 years since the frog puppet first appeared on an American children's TV show

  27. The Andijan Massacre

    On May 13th 2005 hundreds of demonstrators were killed by soldiers in an Uzbek town.

  28. Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

    Rob Walker reports on an attempt to free hostages from the US embassy in Iran in 1980.

  29. The Church of the Nativity siege

    In May 2002 a five-week siege at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem finally ends

  30. India's Billionth Baby

    On May 11th 2000 a baby girl born in Delhi was designated as India's billionth citizen.

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