Witness History Episodes Available now
Kennedy鈥檚 nail-biter election victory
In 1960, John F Kennedy became the youngest person to be elected United States president.
The invention of bubble tea
Chun Shui Tang tea house in Taiwan began selling bubble tea in 1987
The independence of Zambia
How Zambia became independent in 1964
Discovering the ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion
In 2000 Franck Goddio made one of the greatest ever underwater discoveries
The Bolivian Water War
How Bolivians in the city of Cochabamba fought against the 鈥渓easing of the rain鈥�
Rosalind Franklin: DNA pioneer
The scientist produced an X-ray photograph in 1952, that helped show the structure of DNA
Eyjafjallaj枚kull: The volcano that stopped a continent
In 2010, a cloud of volcanic ash brought Europe鈥檚 planes back to earth
The invention of the EpiPen
How engineer Sheldon Kaplan and his team made the EpiPen, the lifesaving allergy device
The hippo and the tortoise
In 2004, a hippo and a tortoise became friends. Their story gained worldwide fame
Destruction of Mostar Bridge
On 9 November 1993 the historic bridge was destroyed during the Bosnian War
