Witness History Episodes Available now
Marie Kondo
In 2011, Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo's first book was published.
Creating Alexa
In 2000, two Polish students started creating a smart speaker which sounded human
Robert Ripley and the 鈥楤elieve It or Not鈥� empire
During the Great Depression, cartoonist Robert Ripley made millions from freaky facts
Indian Ocean tsunami - Tamil Nadu
On 26 December 2004, communities around the Indian Ocean were swept away by a tsunami
Australian republic referendum
On 6 November 1999, voters in Australia were asked if they wanted to become a republic
Poland's bleak Christmas
In 1981, the communist government of Poland declared martial law to suppress civil unrest
Ceefax: the start of interactive television
In 1974, the 麻豆社 launched the world's first teletext service
Surviving Andes plane crash
In 1972, 16 people survived for two months in the Andes mountains after a plane crash
Peshawar school massacre
In 2014, one of Pakistan鈥檚 worst terror attacks took place at Peshawar Army School
The birth of reggaeton
In the 1980s, Leonardo Renato Aulder pioneered a movement in Panama with his friends
