Witness History Episodes Available now
Operation Lifeline: Canada's Refugee Revolution
In 1979 Canadians began a revolutionary scheme to aid thousands of Indochinese refugees
Pakistan's First Nuclear Test
In May 1998 Pakistan responded to an Indian nuclear test with an explosion of its own
The Killing of Poet Roque Dalton
In May 1975 one of Latin America's leading young poets was shot dead in El Salvador.
When Irish Pubs Saved the Economy
When Ireland's banks went on strike in 1970, people cashed their cheques in pubs.
The Roma Victims of the Holocaust
In 1942, the fascist government of Romania deported its Roma citizens to Transdniestria
Teresa Teng
The Taiwanese pop singer who became a superstar in communist China
The Death of Neda Agha Soltan
The young woman, killed at a protest in 2009, who became a symbol for opposition in Iran
Alexander Hamilton
A Broadway musical has made an 18th century American politician famous once more.
Brown vs The Board of Education
In 1954 the US Supreme Court ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional.
Weight Watchers
How a New York housewife started a worldwide weight loss business in May 1963.
