Witness
Summary: History as told by the people who were there. Witness talks to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events. Broadcast on weekdays.
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Original BBC reports from the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, June 6th 1944
It is 60 years since the great British scientist died. Hear from two sisters who knew him as children.
It's 25 years since the Chinese government crushed a popular movement for democracy in their capital city.
In June 1971, an 18-month long occupation of Alcatraz by Native Americans came to an end.
How the Crown Prince of Nepal killed his parents and other members of his family in a shooting incident in the palace.
In May 1991, rebels took control of the Ethiopian capital ending decades of war.
In 1971 the first refuge for women escaping domestic violence opened in Britain.
In May 1959, for the first time America sends two monkeys into space and brings them back alive.
In May 1964 India's first prime minister and the man who led India to independence died.
How teams of elite American students won millions by card counting in Las Vegas casinos.
In April 1986 Pope John Paul II made a historic visit to a Rome synagogue.
In May 1995 thousands of young Russian conscripts were battling separatists in Chechnya.
In 1991 the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. We hear from a journalist who was with him just moments before the attack.
In May 1980 the South Korean military put down a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju.
In May 1998, four students were shot dead during a protest against President Suharto, triggering days of deadly riots.
