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Witness History Episodes

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    Spanish Republic

    The writers and artists who took part in cultural missions during the Spanish Civil War.

  2. The Sale of London Bridge

    In July of 1967 London Bridge put up for sale. American Robert P McCulloch bought it

  3. The Renovation of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper

    In 1999, after 20 years of restoration work, the masterpiece was revealed to the public.

  4. Denmark's second EU Referendum

    In 1993, Denmark held a second referendum on greater EU integration

  5. Starbucks: The Early Days

    It is 45 years since the multibillion-dollar coffee company opened in Seattle in the USA.

  6. Born on the Fourth of July

    Ron Kovic is a former US Marine turned peace activist whose story became a Hollywood film

  7. The Trial of Saddam Hussein

    On 1 July 2004, Saddam Hussein made his first appearance in a Baghdad courtroom.

  8. World War One: The Battle of the Somme

    BBC archive recordings of veterans who fought in one of the bloodiest battles in history

  9. Angela Merkel

    A look back at the career of the German Chancellor before she became a politician.

  10. Ukraine's Wartime Ultra-Nationalists

    In 1941, far-right Ukrainians declared independence, hoping for Hitler's support.

  11. Space Crash

    In June 1997, astronauts on the Mir space station faced disaster after a collision.

  12. The Great Plague

    In the summer of 1665, London was gripped by one of the worst epidemics in its history

  13. Soviet Imaginary Heroes

    A Soviet story of heroic feats of bravery during WWII... that could not have happened.

  14. The Cuyahoga River Fire

    In June 1969 the heavily polluted Cuyahoga River, in Ohio in the USA, caught fire

  15. Date Rape

    The first time 'date rape' hit the headlines in the USA.

  16. Forced Sterilisation in Peru

    In the 1990s more than 280,000 women were sterilised in Peru, many against their will.

  17. The Khobar Towers Bombing - Saudi Arabia

    On June 25th 1996 a huge truck bomb was planted at a US housing complex in Saudi Arabia.

  18. The Bobbitt Story

    On 23 June 1993 a young wife cut off her husband's penis in a frenzied attack

  19. Space Crash

    Michael Foale was on board the Mir space station when a resupply vessel crashed into it

  20. Jackass Penguin Rescue

    An oil spill in June 2000 threatened tens of thousands of African penguins.

  21. Black in the USSR

    Robert Robinson, a black American engineer, spent 43 years in the USSR against his will.

  22. The Fall of Paris

    In June 1940, most of the residents of Paris fled as German soldiers occupied the city

  23. Smoking and Lung Cancer

    It was not until the 1950s that the link was proven between cigarettes and lung cancer

  24. The Eruption of Mount Pinatubo

    In 1991 one of the largest volcanic eruptions of recent times occurred in the Philippines

  25. Moral Majority

    In June 1979 the Moral Majority was launched and changed the course of American politics

  26. When TV Came to Bhutan

    In June 1999 the tiny Himalayan kingdom broadcast its first TV programme

  27. The Battle for Mixed Race Marriage in the US

    How a white man and a black woman won the right to marry in America in the 1960s

  28. Iraq's Secret Nuclear Programme

    In 1981 Israel destroyed Iraq's nuclear reactor; it began Iraq's secret nuclear programme

  29. Restoring 'The Last Supper'

    In 1999 Italian art experts completed an ambitious restoration of da Vinci's masterpiece.

  30. Ritalin

    The drug Ritalin was developed in the 1940s - it's now used to treat ADHD.

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