Witness History Episodes Available now
The world's longest kiss
In 2013, a Thai couple locked lips for 58 hours and 35 minutes in a world record attempt
Eva Peron: Argentina’s Evita
Eva Peron - or Evita - was an icon in 1940s Argentina, famous for her populist rhetoric
Paul Keating's Redfern speech
In 1992, Australia's prime minister addressed atrocities inflicted upon Indigenous people.
Mary Fisher's 'A Whisper of Aids' speech
In 1992, Mary Fisher set out to fight the prejudice faced by those with HIV and Aids
Eisenhower's farewell address
In 1961, the US President ended his time in the White House with a famous speech
La Pasionaria: Heroine of the Spanish Civil War
Dolores Ibárruri was dubbed La Pasionaria for her fiery speeches in the Spanish civil war
Heathers: The making of a cult classic
In 1989, dark comedy Heathers was released and changed the teen movie genre
The first global case of coral bleaching
In 1998, a strange phenomenon turned the world’s most colourful coral reefs deathly white
Cuban blindness
In the early 1990s, around 50,000 Cubans were struck down with sight loss
Oradour massacre
In June 1944, 642 people were killed in Oradour, France
