Witness History Episodes Available now
Icelandic women's strike
In 1975, 90% of all women in Iceland took part in a massive nationwide protest
The Soviet scientist who made two-headed dogs
Soviet scientist Vladimir Demikhov shocked the world with his two-headed dog experiments
Supermalt: The malt drink created after the Nigerian civil war
In 1972, a Danish brewery created Supermalt
The small Irish town known as 鈥楲ittle Brazil鈥�
How Gort in the west of Ireland became home to so many Brazilians
The Juliet letters
Since the 1990s the Juliet Club has answered letters to the Shakespearian heroine
Patty Hearst: Rebel heiress
In 1974, a kidnapped socialite joined forces with her captors
The WW2 escape line that fooled the Nazis
In 1940 a rescue operation helped Allied servicemen escape from Nazi-occupied France
The Battle of Versailles: Catwalk clash of American and French fashion
In 1973 a fashion show was held in France which the media dubbed the Battle of Versailles
How Rosa Parks took a stand against racism
Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat helped end segregation in the United States
Lucha Reyes: Peruvian music star
She overcame poverty, health problems and racism to become one of Peru鈥檚 greatest singers
