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Witness History Episodes

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    The Cairo Fire 1952

    In January 1952 hundreds of buildings were deliberately set ablaze in downtown Cairo

  2. WW2, the Holocaust and Rome

    In 1943, Rome's Jewish citizens were promised safety if they gave gold to the Nazis.

  3. Tunnelling Under the Berlin Wall

    In 1964 a group of West German students helped more than 50 people escape from East Berlin

  4. The Creation of Modern Nigeria in 1914

    Rare archive recordings of people who lived through the unification of Nigeria in 1914

  5. The Execution of Ted Bundy

    In January 1989, US serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida

  6. The Siege of Leningrad

    In January 1944 the WW2 blockade of Leningrad finally ended after almost 900 days

  7. World's First Nuclear-Powered Submarine

    The world's first nuclear-powered submarine was launched on 21st January 1954.

  8. The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

    The WW2 attempt to understand how best to care for starving civilians in war-torn Europe

  9. The Execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa

    In 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists were executed by the Nigerian regime.

  10. The Battle of Monte Cassino

    The allies launched a major offensive against the Germans in Italy in January 1944

  11. The First Battle of Fallujah

    In 2004, US forces began battling insurgents based in the Iraqi city of Fallujah

  12. Nigeria's First Coup

    In 1966 a small group of Nigerian army officers launched the country's first ever coup

  13. Jimi Hendrix

    The guitarist's girlfriend on his electrifying performances and their life off-stage

  14. Soviet Lithuania Crackdown

    In 1991, pro-independence Lithuanians took to the streets of Vilnius against Soviet tanks

  15. The First Panda in the West

    In 1936, a US socialite and her Chinese guide captured a giant panda and brought it to NY.

  16. Mother Teresa

    The young nun who would become Mother Teresa arrived in Calcutta in 1929

  17. The Panama Flag Riots

    In 1964 violence erupted in Panama, prompted by a dispute over the American flag.

  18. Twelve Years A Slave

    Solomon Northup was born a free man in America but kidnapped into slavery in the South

  19. Impeachment of President Clinton

    In 1999, Bill Clinton was tried by the US Senate over his relationship with an intern

  20. Albert Camus

    One of France's most famous writers was killed in a car crash on 4 January, 1960

  21. The Kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr

    In December 1963, the 19-year-old son of Frank Sinatra was kidnapped for a ransom.

  22. Lord Haw Haw - Britain's Most Hated WW2 Traitor

    On the 3rd of January 1946 Britain's most famous wartime traitor was hanged.

  23. The Longest Ever Raft Journey

    The Las Balsas expedition saw 12 men set off on three rafts across the Pacific Ocean

  24. The Zapatista Uprising in Mexico

    Armed indigenous rebels seized towns in Chiapas, Mexico, on New Year's Day in 1994

  25. Edith Piaf

    The life of the legendary French singer remembered by her friends and lovers

  26. Anti-Shah Demonstrations in Iran

    Millions of people took to the streets of Iran's main cities in December 1978.

  27. Prison Camp in WW2 Manila, Philippines

    Thousands of foreign civilians were interned when Japanese troops invaded in WW2

  28. The Murder of Dian Fossey

    Gorilla expert Dian Fossey was murdered in her cabin in Rwanda on 26 December 1985

  29. Grand Theft Auto

    A controversial new computer game designed in Scotland became a surprise hit in 1997

  30. The MP Who Faked His Own Death

    British MP John Stonehouse faked his own death in Miami and reappeared in Australia

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