Notable #2's
The Second President of the United States
John Adams
An Italian explorer completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean beginning in 1492
Christopher Columbus
Nickname: A_ the Great
Alexander the Great
The assassination of this U.S. president at Ford’s Theatre in 1865 shocked the nation at the end of the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
She became queen of the United Kingdom in 1952, beginning the longest reign of any British monarch in history
Elizabeth the Second
The Second Roman Emperor
Tiberius Caesar Augustus
This Portguese explorer was the first to lead a fleet in circumnavigating the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
Nickname: ____ the Terrible
Ivan the Terrible
The storming of this French prison on July 14, 1789 became a symbol of the start of the French Revolution
The Storming of the Bastille
This French queen was famous for saying “Let them eat cake” — though historians debate if she really did
Marie Antoinette
The Second Queen of England
Queen Elizabeth the First
These Explorers charted the Louisiana Territory from 1804 to 1806
Lewis and Clark
Nickname: The Maid of Orléans
Joan of Arc
This 1839–1842 war marked the first of several conflicts between Britain and China over trade and sovereignty issues
The First Opium War
This English king was nicknamed “the Lionheart” and spent much of his reign abroad fighting in the Crusades
Richard the First
The Second country in the Americas to gain independance
Haiti
This British captain was killed in Hawaii in 1779 during his third voyage to the Pacific
James Cook
Nickname: Old Hickory
Andrew Jackson
This 1898 explosion of a U.S. battleship in Havana Harbor accelerated America’s entry into the Spanish-American War
The Sinking of the USS Maine
This Ottoman sultan, nicknamed “the Magnificent,” presided over the empire at its peak and codified its laws
Suleiman the Magnificent
The Second state to be added to the orginal 13
Kentucky
This Chinese admiral commanded massive treasure fleets during the early 1400s under the Ming Dynasty
Zheng He
Nickname: The Sun King
Louis the 14th
This 1917 message from Germany to Mexico, intercepted by Britain, helped push the United States into World War I
The Zimmermann Telegram
She was the only woman in Chinese history to rule as emperor in her own right, consolidating power during the Tang dynasty and promoting Buddhism
Wu Zetian