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.

Georgi Zelma (1906-1984) was born in the town of Tashkent in Uzbekistan (which, for a time, was one of the fifteen Republics of the Soviet Union).

The title of this iconic photo, from the Stroop Report, visually expresses the terror of war.

STS-1 was the mission name for NASA's first shuttle launch. The first shuttle to orbit the Earth was ''Columbia.'' It lifted off April 12, 1981.

Peter the Great decided to build a summer palace near the Gulf of Finland (part of the Baltic Sea). It is a sensational place.

Alice Paul was born on January 11, 1885. A leading suffragist, she fights hard to give women the right to vote.

As the day of the parade draws closer, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns meet Inez Milholland.

Particle accelerators help scientists to investigate the infinitely large by examining the infinitely small.

A superconducting phenomenon occurs inside the Large Hadron Collider. Electrons gather in pairs (instead of their natural tendency to repel each othe...

This NASA video explains Super Moons (and why they are so bright and beautiful).

Caravaggio - whose birth name was Michelangelo Merisi - was born in 1571. He became a very famous painter in various European cities.

General Sam Houston suffered a serious injury in the battle which led to the surrender of Santa Anna.

This image depicts the tally of electoral votes for the election of 1800 where Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr each received 73 votes. As a result of ...

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