Witness History Episodes Available now
When Norway introduced salmon sushi to Japan
In the late 1980s, Norway was looking for a new market to sell its salmon
India's disability law
In 1995, the first disability rights legislation was passed by India's parliament
How NFL tickets caught fugitives
When Washington DC's most wanted were captured under the guise of winning NFL tickets
Dismaland: Banksy's dystopian theme park
In 2015, the street artist transformed a derelict pool into a dystopian 鈥榖emusement park鈥�
The Paris climate agreement
In 2015, nearly 200 countries adopted the Paris climate agreement
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa
When Apartheid was abolished, South Africans had to find a way to confront their past
The discovery of the coelacanth
In 1938, a fish was found that was believed to have been extinct for 65 million years
The Balcombe Street IRA siege
In December 1975, four IRA gunmen took a couple hostage leading to a six-day siege
How Lagos Fashion Week began
In 2011, the event debuted, putting Nigerian style on the map
Wole Soyinka: Imprisoned during Nigeria鈥檚 Biafra war
In 1967, Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka was jailed following his efforts to avert civil war
