The Pen Is Mightier
MUCH shorter than it's longer cousin, it could be said that this 48 page publication could be said to have shaped the major political struggles of the 20th century.
Communist Manifesto
His execution would properly be described as the most famous in history
Jesus of Nazareth
Elevator to Hell
Led Zeppelin
(Stairway to Heaven)
When there's no wind to move your ship, and your prisoner passed away during 'enhanced interrogation'
Dead in the waterboarding.
"Taking pleasure at the pain of others?" That IS German!
Schadenfreude
This book formed the basis of East Asian military strategy and now mostly is invoked for boardroom metaphor
The Art of War
When this second emperor's son died, he removed himself to a palace in Capri, spending the last 15 years of his reign mostly in detached (and by some accounts, scandalous) leisure.
Tiberius
Dyin' under an atheist
Bon Jovi
(Livin' on a prayer)
They say that your ship will end up on the reef if Punxatawney Phil sees his shadow.
Run agroundhog day
To Nietzsche this preposition referred to the perfect man; to Hitler it signaled German superiority, most English-speakers now think of something different since its launch in the early 2010s.
Uber
This pamphlet is the most widely read book in American history, if you measure per literate capita
Common Sense
Under his oversight as governor, Judea lost the last of its independence and had to work under the Roman legal system.
Pontius Pilate
Foreign Cake
Don McLean
(American Pie)
Air is being forced into the weight tanks, so this is your final chance to get a drink.
Blow all ballast call
The primary motivator of teenagers and existentialists.
Angst
A simple list that brought all of Christendom to its knees
95 Theses
Liu Xuan led an army of 19,000 men against 450,000 soldiers of the Xin to restore this dynasty, which would last for 200 years before dissolving into the Three Kingdoms Period.
Han Dynasty
Tramp in Blue
Chris de Burgh
(Lady in Red)
Pulling up the ship's tether to the sea floor while participating in America's most popular diet plan.
Anchors aweightwatchers
This breed, whose name means "badger dog" is more commonly associated with wurst than badgers.
Dachshund
Dynasties rose and fall over 2,000 years, but the rulers and peasants alike in China throughout its history were bound by these ideas.
The Analects by Confucius
After the death of Tiberius' adopted son Germanicus, who received his title for military campaigns in the North, this river became the northern boundary with the German tribes for the next two hundred years.
The Rhine
The appearance of a cacophony
Simon and Garfunkel
(The Sound of Silence)
Flying the British flag with a pumpkin twist on All Hollow's Eve.
Union Jack-O-Latern
An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts. Entered the English lexicon after it gave its name to a branch of 20th century psychology
Gestalt