from the past 12 months. hello and welcome to witness history with me, here at the bbc in london. with more remarkable moments from the past as told by the people who were there. and in this episode, we present five of our most memorable recent eyewitness stories. coming up, remembering the founder of north korea. also, the forensic pioneer unearthing war crimes. why us police bombed philadelphia and afghanistan's first man in space. we start with the story of a true trailblazer who made history in 1960. she became the modern world's first female head of government when she was elected prime minister of sri lanka —