Witness History Episodes Available now
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
Jacques Derrida: ‘Rock star’ philosopher
In 1966, the Frenchman upended philosophy with his theory of "deconstruction"
English TV lessons in China go primetime
An estimated 500 million people in China watched English lessons on television in 1981
1968 New York City teachers' strike
In 1968, more than 50,000 teachers went on strike in New York City, in the USA
