Witness History Episodes Available now
The First Kwanzaa
The African-American winter holiday was invented in Los Angeles in 1966.
Trivial Pursuit
The game has become a holiday tradition with families around the world.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Louise Hidalgo speaks to Gregory Peck's son Carey about the film of Harper Lee's novel.
BR Ambedkar
The Indian independence leader and campaigner for Dalit rights died in December 1956.
The Exam That Changed China
The return of university entrance exams showed the Cultural Revolution had really ended.
The Development of WiFi
Australian scientists were central to the development of wifi.
Somalia's Islamic Courts Union
How the Islamic movement brought a brief moment of peace to Mogadishu after years of war
The Disappearance of Harold Holt
The Australian Prime Minister went for a swim on December 17th 1967 - and never came back
The Great London Smog
Thousands died as a thick polluted fog engulfed London in 1952
The Unsung Hero of Heart Surgery
The African-American lab technician whose surgery helped save millions of babies..
