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Witness History Episodes

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    The world's first labradoodle

    In 1989, Wally Conron created the world's first labradoodle

  2. The first dog in space

    Laika orbited Earth in 1957

  3. Richard Dimbleby describes Belsen

    Richard Dimbleby was the first broadcaster to report from Belsen concentration camp

  4. I led the hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers

    On 15 April 2013, two brothers set off bombs at the Boston Marathon

  5. Mass grave at Sernyky

    An archaeologist travels to Ukraine to excavate a mass grave from World War Two

  6. The universal recycling symbol

    In 1970, American student Gary Anderson designed a logo for recycled paper products

  7. Emperor Tewodros II

    In 1868, Tewodros II of Ethiopia prepared to make a last stand against the British army

  8. The Good Friday Agreement referendum

    In 1998, a referendum was held in Northern Ireland and Ireland on the Belfast Agreement

  9. Beto Perez: 'I created Zumba by accident'

    In 2001, Colombian born choreographer Beto Perez created Zumba and it was all by accident

  10. Awaji Kannon: One of the world's tallest statues

    In 1982, a Japanese businessman unveiled the World Peace Giant Kannon in Japan

  11. Pan-European picnic

    In 1989, a picnic was held as demonstration for European integration

  12. Escaping national service in Eritrea

    The story of one young Eritrean woman’s attempt to escape compulsory national service

  13. A Brief History of Time

    A Brief History of Time, written by Prof Stephen Hawking, was published in March 1988

  14. The first photo sent from a phone

    In 1997, French engineer Philippe Kahn shared the first ever photo from a mobile phone

  15. Godfather of manicures

    In 1975, Minh Nguyen left behind his macho military life and re-trained as a manicurist

  16. How Bengaluru became India’s Silicon Valley

    Narayana Murthy, founder of Infosys, describes the city's technology revolution

  17. The windmill that revolutionised wind power

    In 1978, a group of volunteers in Denmark built their own wind turbine to power a school

  18. Keiko: Freeing 'Free Willy'

    In 1998, Keiko the Hollywood killer whale was released back into the wild

  19. The man who lived in an airport

    From 1988, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, from Iran, spent 18 years living in a Paris airport

  20. DDLJ: India’s longest running movie

    The longest running film in India was released in 1995

  21. Alcatraz: The strangest escape

    Three prisoners escaped from the maximum security US jail, Alcatraz in June 1962

  22. Kieu Chinh: A real Hollywood story

    In 1974, actress Kieu Chinh found herself on a farm cleaning up after chicken

  23. Iraq War: US security guards killed my son

    In 2007, private US Blackwater security guards opened fire on Iraqi civilians

  24. Iraq War: The capture of Saddam Hussein

    On 13 December 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by United States forces

  25. Iraq War: 'Most wanted' playing cards

    In April 2003, playing cards were given to US troops to help them identify Iraqi targets

  26. Iraq War: Refugees escaping

    In March 2003, millions of citizens tried to flee Iraq after the US invasion began

  27. Iraq War: The beginning

    In March 2003, the Iraq War began as the United States bombed the capital, Baghdad

  28. From a goddess to a graduate

    The journey from goddess to graduate in Nepal.

  29. Monica McWilliams’ role in the Northern Ireland peace process

    Monica McWilliams played a pivotal role in the Northern Ireland peace process

  30. First all-women peacekeeping unit

    In 2007, the UN deployed its first all-female contingent of peacekeepers in Liberia

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