Battles
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history on the beaches of Normandy, France.
D-Day
Spanning two continents, this nation is the largest country in the world by land mass.
Russia
What is the Capital of France?
He was the first President of the United States and served as the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
George Washington
The sinking of this "unsinkable" ocean liner in 1912 led to massive reforms in maritime safety.
Titanic
Fought in 1863, this three-day Pennsylvania conflict is considered the major turning point of the American Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
This island nation off the coast of East Africa is famous for its unique wildlife, including lemurs.
Madagascar
What is the Capital of the US?
Washington D.C
This Renaissance polymath painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.
Leonardo DaVinci
The United States' space program reached its peak in 1969 when Apollo 11 achieved this milestone.
Moon landings
Napoléon Bonaparte suffered his ultimate defeat in 1815 at this famous battle in modern-day Belgium.
Waterloo
Formed after a revolution broke out in 1910, this Latin American country borders the United States to the south.
Mexico
What is the Capital of Norway?
Oslo
This French general declared himself Emperor in 1804 and conquered much of mainland Europe before his exile to Saint Helena.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Triggered by a stock market crash in 1929, this worldwide economic downturn lasted throughout the 1930s.
Great Depression.
In 1066, William the Conqueror secured his control of England after victory at this famous battle.
Battle of Hastings
This European landlocked nation is famous for its historical neutrality in modern world wars and its banking system.
Switzerland
What is the Capital of Iceland?
Reykjavík
Reigning in the 14th century, this Emperor of the Mali Empire is widely considered one of the wealthiest individuals in human history, famous for his lavish pilgrimage to Mecca.
Mansa Musa
In 1347, a catastrophic pandemic known as this wiped out roughly one-third of Europe's entire population.
Bubonic Plague | Black Death
Fought in 331 BCE, Alexander the Great decisively defeated King Darius III of Persia at this battle, securing the fall of the Achaemenid Empire.
Battle of Gaugamela
Formed in 1386 by the Union of Krewo and lasting until 1795, this massive European bi-federation covered parts of modern Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine before being partitioned by its neighboring empires.
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
What is the capital of Mali?
Bamako
Serving as Soviet foreign minister from 1957 to 1985, this diplomat was nicknamed "Mr. Nyet" in the West for his frequent use of the Soviet veto at the UN.
Andrei Gromyko
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 in this city triggered the sequence of events that began World War I.
Sarajevo