Witness History Podcast
History as told by the people who were there.
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London suicide bombings
Fri 6 Jul 2012
On 7 July 2005, London was thrown into chaos by four bomb attacks.
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Algerian independence
Thu 5 Jul 2012
It is 50 years since the end of French colonial rule in Algeria.
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The Muslim Brotherhood - Hassan al-Banna
Wed 4 Jul 2012
Egypt now has a president from the Muslim Brotherhood - hear how it started 84 years ago.
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Mass Wedding in New York City
Tue 3 Jul 2012
In 1982 4,000 people got married in a mass blessing carried out by Reverend Sun Myung Moon
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The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
Mon 2 Jul 2012
In July 1937 the female flyer disappeared in her plane somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
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Hong Kong Handover
Fri 29 Jun 2012
In 1997 Hong Kong was handed back to China after 150 years of British rule.
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Bomber Command
Thu 28 Jun 2012
During World War II, Allied bombing raids brought death and destruction to German cities.
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Shakespeare's Globe
Wed 27 Jun 2012
It is 15 years since a replica of Shakespeare's Globe theatre was opened in London.
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The football war
Tue 26 Jun 2012
It is over 40 years since a brief but bloody war between Honduras and El Salvador.
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Anne Frank's Diary
Mon 25 Jun 2012
In June 1947 the diary of Anne Frank was published for the very first time.
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Perestroika
Fri 22 Jun 2012
Reform in the Soviet Union, known as perestroika, was launched 25 years ago in 1987.
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France under Nazi occupation
Thu 21 Jun 2012
A Frenchwoman remembers life under Nazi occupation during the Second World War.
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The Berlin airlift
Wed 20 Jun 2012
In June 1948 Soviet troops cut supply lines around West Berlin in Germany.
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Dadaab refugee camp
Tue 19 Jun 2012
The biggest refugee camp in the world was established 21 years ago.
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The death of Roberto Calvi
Mon 18 Jun 2012
On June 18, 1982 an Italian banker was found dead in mysterious circumstances in London.
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James Joyce and Ulysses
Fri 15 Jun 2012
It is 90 years since one of the most influential novels of the 20th century was published.
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The end of the Falklands conflict
Thu 14 Jun 2012
Thirty years ago the war ended between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands.
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President Karzai of Afghanistan
Wed 13 Jun 2012
It is 10 years since Hamid Karzai was first appointed as interim President of Afghanistan.
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Rudolf Nureyev defects
Tue 12 Jun 2012
It is over 50 years since the great Russian ballet dancer left the Soviet Union for good.
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The Pentagon Papers
Mon 11 Jun 2012
The man behind one of the most important security breaches in US history tells his story.
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Robert Kennedy's Funeral Train
Fri 8 Jun 2012
How Americans lined the route of Senator Robert Kennedy's funeral train in 1968.
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Pollard Spy Case
Thu 7 Jun 2012
It's 26 years since an American intelligence analyst admitted selling secrets to Israel.
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The Pompidou centre
Wed 6 Jun 2012
It is 35 years since the opening of the iconic modern art centre in Paris.
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The Rosenhan Experiment
Tue 5 Jun 2012
In 1969 an American psychologist called David Rosenhan put psychiatrists to the test.
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African Troops During WWII
Mon 4 Jun 2012
During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces in Burma
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Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Punk rock and the Queen
Fri 1 Jun 2012
In 1977, The Sex Pistols punk rock band mocked Britain's Silver Jubilee celebrations.
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The Biafran war
Thu 31 May 2012
Between 1967 and 1970 there was a civil war in Nigeria over the formation of Biafra.
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The Lod airport massacre
Wed 30 May 2012
It is 40 years since gunmen attacked an Israeli airport. We hear from a survivor.
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La Penca bombing
Tue 29 May 2012
In May 1984 a bomber tried to kill an anti-Sandinista rebel leader in Nicaragua.
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The Dionne Quintuplets
Mon 28 May 2012
The story of the "miracle babies" who became global superstars in the 1930s.
