Witness History Episodes Available now
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
In 1997, a patch of plastic waste was discovered in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Beverly Johnson - Vogue's First Black Covergirl
It wasn't until 1974 that American Vogue put a black model on its cover for the first time
Malaysian Hostage Crisis
In August 1975, Japanese Red Army militants took 53 people hostage in Kuala Lumpur
Vietnam - US Prisoner of War
In August 1964, Everett Alvarez was shot down by communist North Vietnamese forces.
Gorkhaland
The sisters whose lives were devastated during the campaign for Gorkhaland in India
Ramayan - India's TV Epic
It is 25 years since the final episode of one of India's biggest ever TV programmes
The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa
The controversial American union leader, Jimmy Hoffa, was last seen alive on July 30 1975
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
In July 1945 hundreds of US sailors were left adrift for days in shark infested waters
IRA Decommissioning
In July 2005 the IRA in Northern Ireland promised to put its weapons out of use.
The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
July 1945 - a US warship sinks in the Pacific; its crew face days in shark-infested waters
