Famous Historical Topics & Events Chapters

Russia sends the first man and woman into space, but the United States is gearing up to catch up, and pass them.

Inspired by the Wright brothers, Robert Goddard becomes an American rocket pioneer.

Jesus is questioned and beaten at the house of Caiaphas.

Key is remembered for honoring the Fort McHenry flag which now is cared-for at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

The flag still flies at dawn, after the British give up on Baltimore.

The US fleet at Pearl Harbor is crucial to American and Britain's war interests; the military believes the fleet is safe.

An integrated group of whites and blacks, men and women traveled by bus throughout the south to test compliance with the ruling in Boynton v Virginia

French people tire of unfair tax structures, royal overspending, and fighting long wars with England; they revolt against their monarchy in 1789.

With nearly everyone in the world cheering them on, the "Springboks" beat New Zealand's "All Blacks" to win the 1995 World Rugby Cup.

In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prays not to die.

After the 1929 stock market crash, the Great Depression is the worst economic disaster in history.

Thousands ofPuritans leaveGreat Britain for the West Indies and Massachusetts (known as "The Great Migration").