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.

Read first hand how Minoru Genda plans the Pearl Harbor attack.

Khrushchev believes President Kennedy will not react if he places nuclear missiles in Cuba.

While John Wilkes Booth remains infamous, 86 pages of his diary remain missing.

The first ten years of Hubbles images are blurry, but repairs to the telescope have solved the problem.

General Burnside's mistakes at Fredericksburg include waiting too long to cross a river, allowing Robert E. Lee time to bring in more soldiers.

African American citizens challenge segregated city buses

It is easy to avoid the alcohol ban because people can make their own using moonshine stills or buy from bootleggers.

Learn more about Paul Revere and the Penobscot Expedition.

The following are more interesting facts about the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots: Linlithgow Palace was the place where Mary w...

The Spanish Flu impacts the US from the East Coast to Alaska; no one can find a cure. In a lesser-known event, President Woodrow Wilson recovers from ...

The story of Lizzie Borden remains popular and there are primary-source materials for learning more about her and her trial.

The movie Braveheart wins many awards, but it is not a factually correct look at Wallace's life.

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