History told by the people who were there. For nine minutes every weekday, Witness History takes you back to moments which have shaped our world.
In October 2012, The Tallow Candle fairytale was discovered
10 mins
On 24 June 2005, the first Sharia law public caning took place in Indonesia
11 mins
In October 1987, African leader Thomas Sankara was gunned down in a coup
9 mins
In 1993, the Irish writer Roddy Doyle won the prestigious Booker Prize for Fiction
10 mins
In 1983, American toymaker Bonnie Zacharle's pony design hit the market
11 mins
In 1984, Jorge became trapped and was moved to an aquarium in Argentina
11 mins
In 1990, people gathered in Kathmandu to celebrate multi-party democracy in Nepal
10 mins
In 1945 a search begins for Hitler's dentist to prove the Führer's corpse is genuine
11 mins
In 1942, the French artist featured in New York's first major surrealist exhibition
11 mins
In 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after an 11-year closure.
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