Barack Obama's Indonesian childhood

As President Obama visits Indonesia, Witness takes you back to his childhood there

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Barack Obama's Indonesian childhood

As President Obama visits Indonesia, Witness takes you back to his childhood there

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Greek Student Protest 1973

The story of the Greek military junta's brutal suppression of a student protest in 1973

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Piracy Trial

A piracy trial makes history in 19th century America

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World War I poetry

On 11 November, 1918 the guns of World War I fell silent

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World War I poetry

On 11 November, 1918 the guns of World War I fell silent

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World War I poetry

On 11 November, 1918 the guns of World War I fell silent

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15/11/2010

The story of our times told by the people who were there.

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The Roswell incident

The most famous reported encounter with aliens of our time

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Coventry blitz

It is 70 years since the German bombing of Coventry destroyed much of the city.

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15/11/2010

The story of our times told by the people who were there.

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Coventry blitz

It is 70 years since the German bombing of Coventry destroyed much of the UK city.

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Dayton Peace Accords

The story of how the Bosnian war was brought to an end

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Afghan Prison Massacre

The story of the bloody suppression of an uprising by Taliban prisoners in an Afghan jail

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Mishima Suicide

Japanese writer, Yukio Mishima's dramatic decision to end his life.

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Freddie Mercury

The last days of Freddie Mercury battle with Aids

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Inca defeat

How the great Inca empire was brought to its knees - almost 500 years ago.

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Tomb of Tutankhamun

In late November 1922 the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun, was uncovered

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Channel Tunnel

The moment of breakthrough for the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France

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El Salvador killings

On December 2nd 1980 the military in El Salvador killed 3 US nuns, and a layworker.

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Kindertransports

In December 1938 the Kindertransports began, carrying Jewish children to safety in Britain

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Somalia Marines

In December 1992 US Marines stormed the beaches of Somalia.

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Pearl Harbour

The Japanese attack on American ships in Pearl Harbour forced the US into World War II.

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John Lennon

It is exactly 30 years since the former Beatle, John Lennon, was shot dead in New York.

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Smallpox Eradication

It was once one of the most feared diseases in the world - disfiguring and often deadly

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Albert Luthuli Receives the Nobel Peace Prize

Chief Albert Luthuli was the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Peace - in 1960

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Argentina's disappeared

On 13 December 1983, the government of Argentina promised to investigate military crimes

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Capture of Saddam Hussein

It was on this day in 2003 that Saddam Hussein was finally captured by US forces

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Siege of Grozny

In December 1994 Russian forces invaded Chechnya and laid siege to the capital Grozny.

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Operation Desert Fox

On 16 December 1998 the US and Britain began a four day bombardment of Iraq.

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