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Witness History Episodes

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    President Karzai of Afghanistan

    It is 10 years since Hamid Karzai was first appointed as interim President of Afghanistan.

  2. Rudolf Nureyev defects

    It is over 50 years since the great Russian ballet dancer left the Soviet Union for good.

  3. The Pentagon Papers

    The man behind one of the most important security breaches in US history tells his story.

  4. Robert Kennedy's Funeral Train

    How Americans lined the route of Senator Robert Kennedy's funeral train in 1968.

  5. Pollard Spy Case

    It's 26 years since an American intelligence analyst admitted selling secrets to Israel.

  6. The Pompidou centre

    It is 35 years since the opening of the iconic modern art centre in Paris.

  7. The Rosenhan Experiment

    In 1969 an American psychologist called David Rosenhan put psychiatrists to the test.

  8. African Troops During WWII

    During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces in Burma

  9. Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Punk rock and the Queen

    In 1977, The Sex Pistols punk rock band mocked Britain's Silver Jubilee celebrations.

  10. The Biafran war

    Between 1967 and 1970 there was a civil war in Nigeria over the formation of Biafra.

  11. The Lod airport massacre

    It is 40 years since gunmen attacked an Israeli airport. We hear from a survivor.

  12. La Penca bombing

    In May 1984 a bomber tried to kill an anti-Sandinista rebel leader in Nicaragua.

  13. The Dionne Quintuplets

    The story of the "miracle babies" who became global superstars in the 1930s.

  14. Dutch School Siege

    Thirty-five years ago, gunmen took 105 young children hostage in a school in Holland.

  15. The Hacienda nightclub

    How the legendary Manchester venue launched a dance music revolution.

  16. The murder of Giovanni Falcone

    Twenty years ago the anti-mafia judge was assassinated by a bomb under his car.

  17. Monkeys in Space

    The USA sent two monkeys into space and brought them back alive for the first time

  18. Star Wars - the film

    It is 35 years since one of the biggest movie franchises of all time hit cinema screens.

  19. Mount St Helens

    On May 18th 1980 there was a huge volcanic eruption in Washington state in the USA.

  20. The South Asia nuclear standoff

    In May 1998 a nuclear arms race began in South Asia.

  21. The execution of Anne Boleyn

    In May 1536 the Queen of England was executed on the orders of her husband Henry VIII.

  22. The Anschluss

    In March 1938 Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany - one Vienna resident remembers.

  23. Michael Apted and the 7 Up TV series

    In 1964, a TV documentary series introduced a group of seven-year-olds to British viewers

  24. The assassination of a Prime Minister

    On May 11th 1812, the British Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, was killed.

  25. Paris 1968

    How student protests and workers' strikes threatened to bring down France's government.

  26. The Psychiatrist and Rudolf Hess

    How a British psychiatrist examined the deputy Nazi leader after his flight to Scotland.

  27. Attack on Fela Kuti

    The Nigerian military stormed the musician's compound in Lagos, Kalakuta Republic

  28. The trial of Charles Manson

    He was responsible for a series of gruesome murders in the Hollywood hills.

  29. The General Strike

    In May 1926 workers across Britain went on strike in support of coal miners.

  30. Suicide of gay footballer

    Justin Fashanu, Britain's first openly gay footballer, killed himself in May 1998.

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