Famous Historical Topics & Events Chapters

What are some of history's key stories and events which remain famous to this day? Check-out some of those topics.

Ubu'l Kassim, known as Muhammad, is 40 years old when he first meets the angel Gabriel in the cave of Hira.

When JFK becomes president in 1960, he asks his younger brother, Bobby, to become U.S. Attorney General.

Lizzie is the daughter of prominent businessman Andrew Jackson Borden, who is murdered soon after his wife.

The Huns' cruelty and military prowess make them a conquering people even before Attila becomes their king.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a commander of Allied Forces, is chosen to lead the invasion.

Although President Truman's decision to use an atomic weapon remains controversial, many agree that more lives would have been lost during an invasion...

Analyze some of the reasons why people joined massive pilgrimages during medieval times, later referred to as the Crusades.

On February 7, 1965, Camp Holloway in the Central Highlands suffers a surprise attack by North Vietnamese troops killing 8 Americans.

The intent is not to fight, but to provide short-term advice to South Vietnam as they reject advances from the Communist North.

Free expression is a legal right because the mind is free, so thought should be free as well.

Before capturing Iwo Jima's airfield, to use as a base, American bombers taking off from China are intercepted by the Japanese.

More than just jet fuel and fire cause the World Trade Center's Twin Towers to collapse.

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