Witness History Episodes Available now
South Africa’s first inter-racial marriage
For almost 40 years, marriage between people from different ethnic backgrounds was banned
Why Tupac was fired from Menace II Society
In 1993, the Hughes brothers released their debut movie
India's Mars Orbiter Mission
India placed a satellite into orbit around Mars on its first attempt in 2014
Designing the Google logo
Brazilian artist and designer, Ruth Kedar’s story of designing the Google logo.
The discovery of New Zealand’s first dinosaur
The discovery of New Zealand's first dinosaur by Joan Wiffen
India’s plague outbreak
In 1994, hundreds of thousands of people fled the city of Surat
Camouflaging Leningrad
In 1941, landmarks were painted and covered in the Russian city during World War Two
The invention of the CT scanner
In 1971, the CT scanner was invented by Allan Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield
When Italy gave back Ethiopia’s stolen obelisk
The Axum Obelisk was looted by Italian soldiers in 1937 on the orders of Benito Mussolini
Abebech Gobena: Africa's 'Mother Teresa'
In 1980, Abebech Gobena founded an orphanage in Ethiopia to save children from starvation
