Famous Historical Topics & Events Story Briefs

What are some of history's key stories and events which remain famous to this day? Check-out some of those topics.

Abraham Lincoln's son William died on February 20th, 1862 of typhus.

Killing Louis XVI took very little time on the morning of January 21, 1793.

When he arrived at the place of his execution, Louis XVI spoke to the gathered crowd.

Although they lived in the same building - the Temple prison in Paris - the French royal family was not allowed to be together unless the revolutionar...

Image of a painting, called Louis XVI Writing His Will at the Temple, by Danloux Henri-Pierre.

Lt. General Holland Smith - pictured here, second-from-left and known to the men on Saipan as "Howlin' Mad" - was extremely proud of "my Marines.

Lucy Burns friend of Alice Paul worked internationally to get women the right to vote.

Ever since Lusitania sank following a U-Boat strike, people have debated whether the great ship was carrying war materiel during her last voyage.

In this image we see General Douglas MacArthur returning to the Philippines.

History tells us that King Charles VI, of France, ultimately "went mad." In one episode, displaying his lack of reasoning, he turned on his own knight...

Ferdinand Magellan had an important goal whenhe leftthetown of Sevilleon the 10th of August, 1519: Find awestward routeto theSpice (Maluku) Islands.

Sailing in caravels, which are very uncomfortable, Magellan and his men encounter bad weather. Then they see "St. Elmo's Fire." Maybe something good...

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