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.

Standard 8-3.1 The tensions between the Upcountry and Lowcountry and the economic struggles the state faced.

As France is drowning in debt and commoners are being overtaxed, the crown jewelers try to convince Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to purchase a 2,800...

Even though he is a "super sniper", Konings is no match for Zaitsev who kills him.

It takes 3 days of hunting for each other, but finally Vasily sees a reflection of Konig and is able to shoot and kill him.

When his brother Arthur, the Prince of Wales dies, Henry the Duke of York learns he will be king after his father's death.

Although Raoul Wallenberg's father died a few months before Raoul was born, the young Swede had a wonderful childhood thanks to his mother and grandfa...

North Vietnamese aggression increases against the South, and by summer of 1964, US military presence expands and military deaths begin.

April 24, 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising when the people of Ireland took definitive action to rid the country of British ...

In the 1600s, the East India Company becomes one of the most powerful businesses in the world.

Taking just over a year to finish, the Empire State Building is built in 1930 and is the tallest building in the world (for a time).

Humphry Davy builds-on the work of Alessandro Volta and shocks a London audience with an incredibly bright electric light.

Japanese-American citizens must evacuate their homes and go to internment camps.

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