<p>Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. </p><p>Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic’ and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they’ve had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America’s occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.</p>

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First rape crisis centres in the US 2022-11-08
Polynesian Panthers 2022-11-07
Umuganda: Rwanda's community work scheme 2022-11-04
Dame Carmen Callil: Feminist publisher 2022-11-03
Campaigning against sex-selection in India 2022-11-02
Albania’s Stalinist purges 2022-11-01
The Little Black Book survival guide 2022-10-31
Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech 2022-10-28
Arrested for wearing trousers in Sudan 2022-10-27
Theatre siege in Moscow 2022-10-26
The Iranian Revolution and women 2022-10-25
Indonesia’s indigenous people take a stand 2022-10-24
Founder of the Cuban National Ballet 2022-10-21
Cuba's boxing ban 2022-10-20
The ‘army’ that taught Cuba to read and write 2022-10-19
Cuban Missile Crisis: The showdown 2022-10-18
Cuban Missile Crisis: The photos 2022-10-17
Cesar Chavez’s campaign for farm workers 2022-10-14
Torturing strikers in South Korea 2022-10-12
Disney animators' strike 2022-10-11
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