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.

Does a photo, maintained at the U.S. National Archives, depict Amelia Earhart after her disappearance on July 2, 1937?

Elizabeth Cochrane, whose pen name was Nellie Bly, took a radical round-the-world trip in 1889. It made her the most-famous woman in the world.

On the 11th of July, 1963, the police decided to raid Liliesleaf Farm.

THIS CLIP DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NERO, A ROMAN EMPEROR, AND CONTAINS RE-ENACTMENTS OF REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS.

THIS CLIP DEPICTS THE LIFE OF NERO, A ROMAN EMPEROR, AND CONTAINS RE-ENACTMENTS OF REAL PEOPLE AND REAL EVENTS.

Nero became the Emperor of Rome in 54 AD.

Learn about redrawing national boundaries.

This map image depicts the location of New Guinea, where Alamo Scouts and 6th Batallion Rangers trained for important missions (like the Cabantuan rai...

A particularly sensational moment occurred during the trial of Lizzie Borden.

When Kamehameha I attempted to unite all eight of the Hawaiian islands, he was successful by 1795 with all but two - Kauai and the nearby island ofNii...

In October of 1960, the leader of the Soviet delegation to the United Nations is upset and will not be ignored. To get attention, he ignores protocol ...

German troops, along Normandy's beaches, did their best to resist the Allied invasion. This clip provides a German perspective of D-Day.

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