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.

Life changes after the plague: social and economic values change, art becomes more morbid, peasant uprisings increase and church authority lessens.

The Pilgrims spend a year in Amsterdam before religious conflicts lead them to Leiden.

The university town of Leiden still contains evidence of the Pilgrim's year there, such as businesses and housing.

Even though the Puritans flee England for religious freedom, they do not allow others the same option.

All healthy Spartan boys become soldiers.

Look into the life of those who live in the middle ages through pictures and links.

The Brewers recruit Morris, but he does not get to play on the team.

A new government, loyal to Germany, is set up in Vichy; the film, The Sorrow and the Pity, provides insight into life in occupied France.

Using data from bike shop experiments, the Wright brothers develop an aircraft that solves problems of flight.

Benjamin Franklin, an American colonist living in Pennsylvania, has an idea about lightning and suggests an experiment to test his thinking.

Six weeks into his second term, Lincoln becomes the first President assassinated when John Wilkes Booth shoots him at Ford's Theater.

These two chapters reveal resources about the life and times of Joan

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