Witness History Episodes Available now
The Czech Freedom Train
On 11 September 1951, a Czech train was hijacked and driven into West Germany
The Gratitude Train: France thanks America
In 1949, the Gratitude Train arrived in the US, 49 wagons of thank you gifts from France
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
