Witness History Episodes Available now
The birth of Barbie
Ruth Handler created the Barbie doll which was first sold in 1959
Japan surrenders in China
The signing of the Japanese surrender documents at the Forbidden City in Beijing in 1945.
The 鈥楤arricades鈥� of Latvia
More than 500,000 people barricaded the streets of Riga in January 1991
Tamoxifen: Breast cancer 鈥榳onder drug鈥�
How the drug tamoxifen became a global success in breast cancer treatment
Creating the first emoji
In 1999, Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita created a global phenomena - the first emoji
When disposable nappies were invented
The story of how disposable nappies were invented.
Aibo: The world鈥檚 first robot dog
The world's first robot dog called Aibo, sold out in just 20 minutes in 1999
Inventing Rubik鈥檚 Cube
In 1974, a Hungarian architect, Ern艖 Rubik invented his bestselling puzzle
Invention of the ballpoint pen
In 1938 a Hungarian journalist L谩szl贸 B铆r贸 invented the ballpoint pen
A right royal night out
Princess Diana, Kenny Everett and Freddie Mercury went on a night out in London in 1988
