Witness History Episodes Available now
The Lod airport massacre
It is 40 years since gunmen attacked an Israeli airport. We hear from a survivor.
La Penca bombing
In May 1984 a bomber tried to kill an anti-Sandinista rebel leader in Nicaragua.
The Dionne Quintuplets
The story of the "miracle babies" who became global superstars in the 1930s.
Dutch School Siege
Thirty-five years ago, gunmen took 105 young children hostage in a school in Holland.
The Hacienda nightclub
How the legendary Manchester venue launched a dance music revolution.
The murder of Giovanni Falcone
Twenty years ago the anti-mafia judge was assassinated by a bomb under his car.
Monkeys in Space
The USA sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive for the first time
Star Wars - the film
It is 35 years since one of the biggest movie franchises of all time hit cinema screens.
Mount St Helens
On May 18th 1980 there was a huge volcanic eruption in Washington state in the USA.
The South Asia nuclear standoff
In May 1998 a nuclear arms race began in South Asia.
