Witness History Episodes Available now
The ‘Three Marias’
In 1974, a judge decided if three Portuguese women should be jailed for writing a book
The discovery that led to Covid vaccines
In 2005, Dr Katalin Karikó published research that eventually won her the Nobel Prize
Gloria Steinem: The start of Ms. Magazine
In 1972, Gloria Steinem co-founded Ms. Magazine in the United States
The Iran-Contra Affair
In 1986, Oliver North was accused of orchestrating the illegal sale of weapons to Iran
The end of the US HIV travel ban
In 2010, a travel and immigration ban stopping people with HIV entering the US was lifted
The deepest man-made hole in the world
In the 1970s and 1980s, scientists in Russia managed to dig a 12,000-metre deep hole
Thich Quang Duc: Buddhist monk who set himself on fire
In June 1963, Thich Quang Duc set himself alight in protest against the government
Strictly Come Dancing
Television extravaganza Strictly Come Dancing debuted in 2004 in the UK
Arrested for 'immorality' in South Africa
Dr Zureena Desai was arrested in South Africa for breaking the Immorality Act
Creation of the UFC
In 1993, a new sport was born. Its founders called it the Ultimate Fighting Championship
