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.

In 1940, Seabiscuit wins his last race, the Santa Anita Handicap, which makes him the biggest money-winning horse of his day.

Huns are expert horsemen and can stand upright on a racing horse while firing deadly arrows.

Since Lizzie has no attorney when she answers questions at the inquest , thereby violating her rights, her inquest testimony cannot be used against he...

The captain searches for nearby submarines to take his radiation-sick sailors.

Ultimately Jews become scapegoats during the medieval plague; 2,000 burn to death in Strasbourg on Valentine's Day, 1349.

Margaret Mitchell changed the name of her lead character to Scarlett from Pansy after looking through Irish literature and finding "Scarlett" was an I...

Ted Narracott, a Boer-War veteran, buys a Thoroughbred colt because he needs a horse to work his farm.

Thirty years after the Swann case ruling, white plaintiffs claim race based admission policies are biased and want the previous ruling overturned.

The Supreme Court ruling inSwann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education permits busing students to achieve racial integration.

Dr. Colin Andrews, an English scientist, claims the Earth's magnetic field can form crop circles.

Attila becomes known as the "Scourge of God," as he enlarges the territory he inherited through ruin and killing.

Although his grandfather (Man O'War) is one of the best racing horses of all time, Seabiscuit is an unlikely champion.

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