Witness History Episodes Available now
Creating the first emoji
In 1999, Japanese designer Shigetaka Kurita created a global phenomena - the first emoji
When disposable nappies were invented
The story of how disposable nappies were invented.
Aibo: The world’s first robot dog
The world's first robot dog called Aibo, sold out in just 20 minutes in 1999
Inventing Rubik’s Cube
In 1974, a Hungarian architect, Ernő Rubik invented his bestselling puzzle
Invention of the ballpoint pen
In 1938 a Hungarian journalist László Bíró invented the ballpoint pen
A right royal night out
Princess Diana, Kenny Everett and Freddie Mercury went on a night out in London in 1988
When tourism came to the Maldives
In February 1972 the first group of tourists arrived in the Maldives
The National Health Service begins
The UK’s National Health Service started on 5 July 1948
Longest-serving democratically elected communist government
A democratically elected communist government came to power in eastern India in 1977
The trial of John Demjanjuk
In 1986, John Demjanjuk was accused of being ‘Ivan the Terrible’
