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Witness History Episodes

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    The Muslim Brotherhood - Hassan al-Banna

    Egypt now has a president from the Muslim Brotherhood - hear how it started 84 years ago.

  2. Mass Wedding in New York City

    In 1982 4,000 people got married in a mass blessing carried out by Reverend Sun Myung Moon

  3. The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart

    In July 1937 the female flyer disappeared in her plane somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.

  4. Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-in

    How a white-only lunch counter was challenged in North Carolina, USA, in 1960.

  5. Hong Kong Handover

    In 1997 Hong Kong was handed back to China after 150 years of British rule.

  6. Bomber Command

    During World War II, Allied bombing raids brought death and destruction to German cities.

  7. Shakespeare's Globe

    It is 15 years since a replica of Shakespeare's Globe theatre was opened in London.

  8. The football war

    It is over 40 years since a brief but bloody war between Honduras and El Salvador.

  9. Anne Frank's Diary

    In June 1947 the diary of Anne Frank was published for the very first time.

  10. Perestroika

    Reform in the Soviet Union, known as perestroika, was launched 25 years ago in 1987.

  11. France under Nazi occupation

    A Frenchwoman remembers life under Nazi occupation during the Second World War.

  12. The Berlin airlift

    In June 1948 Soviet troops cut supply lines around West Berlin in Germany.

  13. Dadaab refugee camp

    The biggest refugee camp in the world was established 21 years ago.

  14. The death of Roberto Calvi

    On June 18, 1982 an Italian banker was found dead in mysterious circumstances in London.

  15. James Joyce and Ulysses

    It is 90 years since one of the most influential novels of the 20th century was published.

  16. The end of the Falklands conflict

    Thirty years ago the war ended between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.

  17. President Karzai of Afghanistan

    It is 10 years since Hamid Karzai was first appointed as interim President of Afghanistan.

  18. Rudolf Nureyev defects

    It is over 50 years since the great Russian ballet dancer left the Soviet Union for good.

  19. The Pentagon Papers

    The man behind one of the most important security breaches in US history tells his story.

  20. Robert Kennedy's Funeral Train

    How Americans lined the route of Senator Robert Kennedy's funeral train in 1968.

  21. Pollard Spy Case

    It's 26 years since an American intelligence analyst admitted selling secrets to Israel.

  22. The Pompidou centre

    It is 35 years since the opening of the iconic modern art centre in Paris.

  23. The Rosenhan Experiment

    In 1969 an American psychologist called David Rosenhan put psychiatrists to the test.

  24. African Troops During WWII

    During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces in Burma

  25. Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Punk rock and the Queen

    In 1977, The Sex Pistols punk rock band mocked Britain's Silver Jubilee celebrations.

  26. The Biafran war

    Between 1967 and 1970 there was a civil war in Nigeria over the formation of Biafra.

  27. The Lod airport massacre

    It is 40 years since gunmen attacked an Israeli airport. We hear from a survivor.

  28. La Penca bombing

    In May 1984 a bomber tried to kill an anti-Sandinista rebel leader in Nicaragua.

  29. The Dionne Quintuplets

    The story of the "miracle babies" who became global superstars in the 1930s.

  30. Dutch School Siege

    Thirty-five years ago, gunmen took 105 young children hostage in a school in Holland.

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