U.S. History
In this event, colonists protested the occupation of their city by British troops, leading to the British firing into the crowd. Paul Revere's engraving of this event increased tension between the colonists and Britain before the Revolution.
Boston Massacre
This Greek city-state is known for its strong military and fought its counterpart Athens in the Peloponnesian War.
Sparta
This French emperor's loss at Waterloo led to him surrendering the crown and getting exiled.
Napoleon Bonaparte
This founder of the Mongol empire created one of the largest empires in history through his military conquests. His tomb has not been found to this day.
Genghis Khan
This 2018 Broadway musical detailed the life of a US founding father, first Secretary of the Treasury, and writer of the Federalist papers.
Hamilton
This U.S. president led the country through the Great Depression with his New Deal. He was the longest-serving president.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
As pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, she is known for her alliance with Julius Caesar.
Cleopatra
This era, centered in Italy and led by figures such as Da Vinci and Galileo, was a rebirth of art, philosophy, and science in Europe.
Renaissance
This ruler of the Mali empire was believed to be the richest person ever. He inflated Africa's economy because he gave away so much gold on his pilgrimage to Mecca.
Mansa Musa
While they weren't fighting Emperor Palpatine, the Strategic Defense Initiative, which aimed to protect the US from ballistic missiles during the Cold War, was given this nickname.
Star Wars
This Civil War battle was the deadliest of the whole war and resulted in a Union victory, turning the tide of the war and ending Robert E Lee's northern campaign.
Battle of Gettysburg
This artifact was created by the Egyptians which helped translate hieroglyphics into Greek. It was discovered by the French in 1799 during a military campaign in Egypt.
Rosetta Stone
This Iron Chancellor led the unification of Germany through wars and his realpolitik political strategy.
Otto von Bismarck
This "sick man of Europe", led by people such as Mehmed II, ended the Byzantine Empire after conquering Constantinople. This empire later dissolved after World War II.
Ottoman Empire
Jimi Hendrix and The Who, among many others, performed at this 1969 music festival which emphasized peace, relating to the growing counterculture movement and movement against the Vietnam War.
Woodstock Festival
This U.S. program was created to provide financial aid to European countries following the end of World War II in an effort to stop the spread of communism.
Marshall Plan
This Babylonian king's namesake code is known for its "eye for an eye" punishments.
Hammurabi
This 1648 treaty ended the 30 Years' War and guaranteed religious freedom for Catholics, Lutherans, and Calvinists and established the principle of state sovereignty.
Peace of Westphalia
In Japan, this event overthrew the Tokugawa Shogunate and returned power to the emperor, ending feudalism in Japan and beginning efforts for Japan to modernize and industrialize.
Meiji Restoration
Many MLB players went to fight in World War II including this Boston Red Sox legend who was the most recent player to have a .400 batting average.
Ted Williams
This World War II general led the U.S. against Japan with his island-hopping strategy and was relieved of command by Harry Truman after disagreements over using nuclear weapons during the Korean War.
Douglas MacArthur
This Roman emperor was rumored to play the fiddle as Rome burned during the Great Fire of 64 AD and ended the Boudica Rebellion. He was known for his cruelty and tyranny.
Nero
This failed conspiracy, led by Guy Fawkes, aimed to blow up Parliament and kill King James I, restoring a Catholic monarch to the throne.
Gunpowder Plot
This Chinese rebellion, which was supported by the Empress Dowager Cixi, resisted foreign and Christian influences. It needed to be put down by an 8-nation alliance
Boxer Rebellion
In 2011, this famous wrestler-turned-actor would be one of the first people to announce the assassination of Osama bin Laden, to the public after winning the WWE championship.
John Cena