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.

Mary Dyer defies Puritan authorities and leaves Massachusetts with Hutchinson, but makes the mistake of going back to England.

Eruptions lead to the river of mud, hot ash and gases that bury Pompeii.

The Deepwater Horizon was a large and safe oil rig with little risk of an oil spill.

During the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tryouts, thirty-five year-old Morris throws 98 mph pitches.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer grew up in the town of Breslau (now Wroclaw). His decision to become a minister surprised his family of intellectuals.

If there is a threat against American interests in Southeast Asia, are we too cautious to invade North Vietnam?

The British government in South Africa enacts race-based laws to oppress blacks in the country.

This group of English citizens break the law by moving and forming their own church in Holland.

Individual photos and collections portray the damage to houses, people and property.

St. Bernard believes that Purgatory is an actual place where a person's soul goes after death.

The world watches on TV as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin take mankind's first steps on the moon.

"Houston, we've had a problem," is how Apollo 13 lets mission control know about serious problems aboard the space capsule. Teamwork on the ground and...

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