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.
On 11 September 2001, firefighter Jay Jonas was inside the North Tower when it collapsed.
10 mins
In 1944, a weather report predicted a storm that changed the course of WW2 history
11 mins
In 1985, reports of a moving Virgin Mary statue drew thousands to a small Irish village
11 mins
In 1935, thousands who had followed Mao Zedong on the Long March struggled to survive
10 mins
In 1968, American television broadcast what's claimed to be the first interracial kiss
11 mins
Peter Coyote reflects on the making of the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
10 mins
In 1995, Octavia E Butler received a MacArthur “genius” award for science-fiction writing
11 mins
In 1976, toymaker Jim Swearingen had to convince his boss to take a chance on a new film
11 mins
In 1986, Pan-American Airways Flight 73 was hijacked at Karachi Airport
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