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.

John Starr March - a 48-year-old American postal clerk working on board Titanic - liked being "at sea."

About 100 years after the Titanic sank, a rare photo was found in the archives of the Mackay-Bennett's 4th officer. It depicts the remains of numerous...

Jack Phillips, Titanic's senior wireless operator, sent this urgent message at about 1:40 AM (local time) on the 15th of April, 1912.

The weapon depicted in this image - a Thompson Submachine Gun - belonged to General George S. Patton, Jr.

This image depicts a victim of atrocities committed against Filipinos by the Japanese military during WWII.

Actual scenes from a battle so intense that a shell blast could shatter every one of a Marines teeth.

The flag-raising at Mt.

As Alan Turing and his Bletchly Park colleagues worked feverishly to break the Enigma code, they caught a break when the Royal Navy captured U-110 on ...

A deadly train wreck near Nashville occurred on July 9, 1918 when two trains collided, head on, traveling between 50-60 mph. Contemporary news reports...

Benjamin Franklin came through for America when he negotiated a Treaty of Alliance with France on February 6, 1778.

Two years after the end of hostilities between America and Britain, the parties signed the Treaty of Paris. Peace between the two countries remained n...

According to the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Washington's troops were poorly clothed and hungry when they attacked at Trenton. Confident tha...

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