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.

People have been exchanging Valentines for hundreds of years, but what do we know about the origins of this romantic Day of Love called "Valentine's D...

This map depicts the areas of significant German defenses along the Omaha Beach front.

This diagram depicts Henry F. Osborn's 1924 drawing of a Velociraptor mongoliensis' skull and claw.

Verdun is an example of winning a battle by attrition; the human losses are staggering.

The historic city of Verdun, in France, has a special meaning for the French people. In February, of 1916, protecting it from falling to the Germans l...

As soldiers wear gas masks, the battle for Verdun grows ever-more costly while French defenders rally around this charge: "Verdun Must Not Fall!"

As another German assault against Verdun begins on the 23rd of June, 1916, French troops remember the words of their General.

The Palace of Versailles, where the treaty ending WWI was signed, is depicted in this painting by Pierre Patel which he created in 1668.

This image depicts a 1906 photo of Vesuvius erupting.

Chuichi Nagumo was a torpedo specialist and commanded the carrier strike force which attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Themistocles - an Athenian leader in 480 B.

After Alice Paul, Lucy Burns and their colleagues are released, they renew their efforts to get a constitutional amendment, granting women the right t...

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