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.

JFK makes a secret deal for America to withdraw missiles in Turkey in exchange for Soviet withdrawal of missiles in Cuba.

The German naval ship, Wilhelm Gustloff, is full with civilians trying to escape the Soviet Army.

Sirhan Sirhan shoots and kills Bobby and injures five others.

The first battles of the American Revolution occur at Lexington and Concord.

Space shuttles are reusable, and up to seven astronauts can fly aboard the orbiter. The crew can perform experiments and take photographs which show v...

A design flaw in America's Supersonic Transport Shuttle results in NASA's fatal 25th mission in 1986, as the shuttle explodes killing its crew.

Even though the odds are against them, the people of Stalingrad overcome enormous hardships and hold out.

During the brutal Russian winter, citizens turn to cannibalism to survive; however, the German troops are only mildly better off.

Fossils found in Solnhofen Limestone provide much information about Earth's past history.

Chuck Yeager proves that there is no sound barrier affecting the speed of an aircraft, and the race for the moon soon follows.

King John was among the worst Kings to rule England. He taxes his nobility to pay for battles. Those nobles finally take London by force to make the K...

At 9:02:59 EDT, Flight 175 strikes the South Tower at about the 80th floor killing all 65 people onboard.

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