Witness History Episodes Available now
Making Jaws
On 20 June 1975 the film premiered, launching summer blockbusters and scaring beachgoers
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The signing of a peace agreement that marked the end of World War One took place in 1919
Civil rights swim-in
In 1964, a civil rights swimming protest ended when acid was poured into the pool
Charleston church shooting
Polly Sheppard, a survivor of the 2015 Charleston shooting, describes how it unfolded
'Tripperburgen' the sexual health clinics that detained women
In 1977, in the former East Germany, tens of thousands of women and girls were abused
The Schengen Agreement
In 1985, five European politicians agreed to scrap border checks between their countries
Ronald Reagan鈥檚 鈥楾ear down this wall鈥� speech
In 1987 the US President called on the Soviet Union leader to take down the Berlin Wall
Lonesome George: The celebrity tortoise
In 2012, Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his species died
The woman born in a prisoner of war camp
The Sino-Indian war in 1962, left a lasting legacy on Indian families of Chinese descent
World War Two鈥檚 Rome escape line
How an Irish priest saved thousands of allied prisoners of war and Jews in Rome in WW2
