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Witness History

History as told by the people who were there.

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Wham! in China

Mar 22, 2024
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Discovering the Terracotta Army

Mar 21, 2024
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The 'comfort women' of World War Two

Mar 20, 2024
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Surviving re-education in China’s Cultural Revolution

Mar 19, 2024
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Pinyin: The man who helped China to read and write

Mar 18, 2024
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The last eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Mar 15, 2024
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Winifred Atwell: The honky-tonk star who was Sir Elton John’s hero

Mar 14, 2024
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Paraguay adopts its second language

Mar 13, 2024
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Finding the longest set of footprints left by the first vertebrate

Mar 12, 2024
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11M: The day Madrid was bombed

Mar 11, 2024