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.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's war-time writing continues to encourage people.

Sergt. Boston Corbett shoots and kills Booth as he hides in a barn near Port Royal, Virginia.

Branch Rickey wants a Black man to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers; he selects Jackie Robinson to become the first Black player in Major League baseball...

Polish mathematicians help Britain's Alan Turing create a decoder to the Enigma machine.

In 1946, Jackie Robinson agrees not to fight the discrimination he will face as the first Black baseball player; he earns his team's respect.

Read a poem about the life of Brian Bluhm, a 25 year-old second year Masters student in Civil Engineering.

The Nobles want freedom from the Catholic Church, freedom from undue tax burdens, protection of inheritance rights and due process of law.

British troops land at Gold Beach and overcome massive casualties to meet up with the Canadians at Juno.

While artillery support continues from LZ Falcon, it appears that C Company is in danger of defeat; they hold their ground, but many casualties exist ...

Can black children be barred from attending publicly supported schools?

Bruce "Snake" Crandall, one of the heroes of LZ Albany, has command of 20 helicopters.

Bulgaria, a communist country, is home to the Belene labor camp.

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