Archive 2010
The story of our times told by the people who were there.
Rabin Assassination—Witness History
It is exactly 15 years since the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated.
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Burma Elections—Witness History
What was it like to vote in Burma's last general election in 1990?
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Suez canal invasion 1956—Witness History
In November 1956 Britain and France invaded Egypt - to regain control of the Suez canal
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Blasted—Witness History
It is 15 years since the play Blasted first shocked theatregoers
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Barack Obama's Indonesian childhood—Witness History
As President Obama visits Indonesia, Witness takes you back to his childhood there
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World War I poetry—Witness History
On 11 November, 1918 the guns of World War I fell silent
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Desegregation of US schools - 1960—Witness History
It is 50 years since the first black child attended a white elementary school in Louisiana
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Coventry blitz—Witness History
It is 70 years since the German bombing of Coventry destroyed much of the UK city.
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The Young Benazir Bhutto—Witness History
Why did she follow her father into politics?
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Greek Student Protest 1973—Witness History
The story of the Greek military junta's brutal suppression of a student protest in 1973
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Piracy Trial—Witness History
A piracy trial makes history in 19th century America
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Princess Diana and Panorama—Witness History
It is 15 years since Princess Diana spoke openly about the breakdown of her marriage
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The Roswell incident—Witness History
The most famous reported encounter with aliens of our time
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Afghan Prison Massacre—Witness History
The story of the bloody suppression of an uprising by Taliban prisoners in an Afghan jail
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Mishima Suicide—Witness History
Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima's dramatic decision to end his life.
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Freddie Mercury—Witness History
The last days of Freddie Mercury battle with Aids
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Inca defeat—Witness History
How the great Inca empire was brought to its knees - almost 500 years ago.
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Tomb of Tutankhamun—Witness History
In late November 1922 the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun, was uncovered
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Channel Tunnel—Witness History
The moment of breakthrough for the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France
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El Salvador killings—Witness History
On December 2nd 1980 the military in El Salvador killed 3 US nuns, and a layworker.
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Kindertransports—Witness History
In December 1938 the Kindertransports began, carrying Jewish children to safety in Britain
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Somalia Marines—Witness History
In December 1992 US Marines stormed the beaches of Somalia.
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Pearl Harbour—Witness History
The Japanese attack on American ships in Pearl Harbour forced the US into World War II.
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John Lennon—Witness History
It is exactly 30 years since the former Beatle, John Lennon, was shot dead in New York.
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