In 1962, cameras were allowed into the renovated White House for the first televised tour. And, acting as the guide, was one of America's most famous first ladies, Jackie Kennedy.
In 1963, a big sculpture of a Scotsman appeared outside a motel. A banana, a koala, and even a potato followed, paving the way for one of the country's quirkiest phenomena.
'Baby' became the world's first stored-program computer in In June 1948. Room-sized, it paved the way for modern computing and the machines we use today.
'Baby' became the world's first stored-program computer in In June 1948. Room-sized, it paved the way for modern computing and the machines we use today.
'Baby' became the world's first stored-program computer in In June 1948. Room-sized, it paved the way for modern computing and the machines we use today.
'Baby' became the world's first stored-program computer in In June 1948. Room-sized, it paved the way for modern computing and the machines we use today.
Activists from around the world met at the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester in 1945 helping shape the struggle against colonialism and racial discrimination.
Activists from around the world met at the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester in 1945 helping shape the struggle against colonialism and racial discrimination.
Activists from around the world met at the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester in 1945 helping shape the struggle against colonialism and racial discrimination.
Activists from around the world met at the Fifth Pan-African Congress in Manchester in 1945 helping shape the struggle against colonialism and racial discrimination.
In 1932, hundreds of walkers staged a mass trespass on Kinder Scout in the Peak District, challenging private landownership and demanding access to the countryside.
In 1932, hundreds of walkers staged a mass trespass on Kinder Scout in the Peak District, challenging private landownership and demanding access to the countryside.
In 1932, hundreds of walkers staged a mass trespass on Kinder Scout in the Peak District, challenging private landownership and demanding access to the countryside.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
A look back at some of Witness History's most memorable recent stories, including the man who invented the polio vaccine and how Hiroshima's trees became a symbol of survival.
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Extraordinary moments in history as told by people who were there. This episode includes a look at the fall of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. [S]
Our favourite stories this year. We go back to mission control in Houston for the moon landing and look at the radical equal rights laws for women in 1950s Tunisia.
Our favourite stories this year. We go back to mission control in Houston for the moon landing and look at the radical equal rights laws for women in 1950s Tunisia.
Our favourite stories this year. We go back to mission control in Houston for the moon landing and look at the radical equal rights laws for women in 1950s Tunisia.
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]
This month's Witness History comes from the Royal Academy in London, with Razia Iqbal. As part of the BBC's Crossing Divides season, we hear two perspectives on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. [S]