Witness
Summary: History as told by the people who were there. Witness talks to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events. Broadcast on weekdays.
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In March 1989 fighting intensified in Beirut after a Christian leader demanded the exit of all Syrian troops from Lebanon.
In 1947 Chinese nationalist troops under Chiang Kai-Shek killed 20,000 civilians in Taiwan.
The first Barbie doll was sold in 1959. Ruth Handler of Mattel created Barbie. She describes how it took years to convince her male colleagues that it would sell.
On March 11th 2004 bombs exploded on commuter trains in Madrid, killing almost 200 people.
On March 10th 1914, suffragette Mary Richardson attacked a painting in London's National Gallery with a meat cleaver.
In 1948 Ghana was rocked by riots following the killing of Ghanaian WW2 veterans.
In 1986, two Soviet space probes intercepted Halley's Comet during its first visit to Earth since 1910.
In 1970, feminists stormed the stage at the Miss World pageant in London. They were protesting against the objectification of women.
In March 1984, coal miners across Britain went on strike in a battle of wills against PM Margaret Thatcher.
In the spring of 1959, Indian guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi set off around the world to spread the teachings of Transcendental Meditation.
In Feb.1992 Hugo Chavez led left-leaning army officers in an unsuccessful coup plot in Venezuela.
In February 2004,the President of Haiti was forced out of power.
In the 1950s Soviet citizens were allowed to buy tape recorders for the first time.
In February 1984 an outrageous satirical puppet show hit British television screens.
In February 1944, nearly half a million Chechen and Ingush people were deported from the North Caucasus.
