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Latin America's longest plane hijacking and Kristallnacht
How one Latin American flight was hijacked for 60 hours and the infamous Kristallnacht
South Africa鈥檚 Immorality Act and India's Mars Orbiter Mission
South Africa's ban on inter-racial relationships, the Estonia ferry disaster and Tupac
New Zealand鈥檚 first dinosaur and India鈥檚 plague outbreak
How New Zealand's first dinosaur was discovered and the pneumonic plague in India
Ethiopian history
It鈥檚 50 years since Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in a military coup
Marriage bars and a Moon mission
The law that banned married women from working and Apollo 13's attempted trip to the Moon
Space travel and Mary Poppins
Befriending Soviet cosmonauts and why the author of Mary Poppins hated the film
Nazis in Egypt and Spain's La Tomatina
Nazis in Egypt and the origins of the largest food fight in the world
Indonesian鈥檚 independence and the last Olympic art competition
Max Pearson presents a collection of this week's Witness History episodes
American presidents
It's 50 years since Richard Nixon became the first US president in history to resign
Ice Bucket Challenge and Bulgaria's dancing bears
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
