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.

Before Rome's legions left the Empire's province of Britannia - the country we know today as Britain - Saxon raiders were already terrorizing the loca...

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a GULAG prisoner for 8 years (1945 to 1953).

Scott Hatteberg rejoined the Oakland A's, in 2011, as a special adviser to Billy Beane, the team's general manager.

When the Terror and Erebus went missing, how did searchers know where to look for them?

To find oil underwater, researchers conduct seismic surveys to determine “what lies beneath.”

Bill Nack, a sport's writer who watched Secretariat's triple-crown races, wrote a definitive biography about the great champion. The film - "Secretar...

It was a very cold October day, in 1973, when Secretariat took the track at Woodbine. Because of a syndication deal, Penny Chenery would not be able ...

On June 9, 1973, Secretariat won the Belmont by 31 lengths. His triple crown run remains unmatched. He became the first racehorse in twenty-five years...

It starts on 7 March 1965 when a civil rights procession, from Selma to Montgomery, turns violent. MLK gets involved and leads the second attempt (on ...

This image depicts a sculpture of Seneca the Youngerby Puerta de Almodvarin Crdoba, Spain.

Bill Genaust, the camera man who recorded the live footage of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, died in the fighting nine days later.

At the height of the Everest climbing season, we think about Sherpas and how they help adventurers climb the world's tallest mountain. In both 2014 an...

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