Witness History Episodes Available now
World's First Nuclear-Powered Submarine
The world's first nuclear-powered submarine was launched on 21st January 1954.
The Minnesota Starvation Experiment
The WW2 attempt to understand how best to care for starving civilians in war-torn Europe
The Execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa
In 1995, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists were executed by the Nigerian regime.
The Battle of Monte Cassino
The allies launched a major offensive against the Germans in Italy in January 1944
The First Battle of Fallujah
In 2004, US forces began battling insurgents based in the Iraqi city of Fallujah
Nigeria's First Coup
In 1966 a small group of Nigerian army officers launched the country's first ever coup
Jimi Hendrix
The guitarist's girlfriend on his electrifying performances and their life off-stage
Soviet Lithuania Crackdown
In 1991, pro-independence Lithuanians took to the streets of Vilnius against Soviet tanks
The First Panda in the West
In 1936, a US socialite and her Chinese guide captured a giant panda and brought it to NY.
Mother Teresa
The young nun who would become Mother Teresa arrived in Calcutta in 1929
