Say You Want a Revolution
This famous colonial shooting saw British soldiers tried for opening fire on and killing unruly colonists in this famous incident
The Boston Massacre
In current US politics, this Southern senator is heavily rumored to moonlight as a Southern belle
Lyndsey Graham
While he later became a noted abolitionist, this founding father and bald headed party animal was once a slave owner
Benjamin Franklin
This presidential assassin was himself assassinated by Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
This famed civil rights leader declared "We didn't land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us!"
Malcolm X
This communist revolution saw the last Russian Tsar deposed and spread a wave of anticommunist and antisemitic hysteria across greater Europe
The Bolshevik Revolution
This Great Macedonian has been the subject of wide discussion surrounding his sexuality, though it was far from controversial at the time.
Alexander the Great
Though he may be clinging to the remains, this former KGB agent turned Russian president is indeed bald
Vladamir Putin
This Western Communist icon became known for his seemingly supernatural ability to avoid assassinations
Fidel Castro
Famous for their loose morals and love of jazz, these style minded women were the definition of cool during the Roaring Twenties
Flappers
The mid 20th century saw a resurgence of sectarian and political violence across Ireland during a period that is referred to as this
The Troubles
Truman Capote reportedly outed this high-ranking law enforcement official as a secret crossdresser, though this remains largely unsubstantiated
J Edgar Hoover
Despite his child-friendly image, this hot dog skinned professional wrestling icon was noted for racially abusive language, public dishonesty, and personal scandals
Hulk Hogan
Ronald Regan was nearly killed as a deranged stalker shot him in an effort to show his devotion to this Hollywood actress
Jodi Foster
National Guardsmen panicked and shot college students protesting at this university(much to the approval of their parent's generation)
Kent State
This period during the early 2010's saw a wave of revolutions and regime change across many arab countries
The Arab Spring
This famed poet and playwright was known to have written sonnets to both women and men
William Shakespeare
Despite his wartime performance, the post WW2 track record of this famous British leader has earned him a significant amount of criticism
Winston Churchill
"E tu, Brute?" muttered this famous tyrant as his closest friend stabbed him on the Senate floor
Julius Ceaser
During prohibition many speakeasies would serve any customer regardless of race or gender, resulting in men and women of all races drinking together for the first time. Such speakeasies were referred to as this
Black and Tans
This former slave colony became the site of the only "successful" slave revolt of the transatlantic slave trade
Haiti
One half of the ambiguously gay duo nicknamed "Aunt Fancy and Miss Nancy," by Andrew Jackson and his supporters, this lifelong "eligible bachelor," became president of the United States
James Buchanan
This Chinese Chairman's hairline took a Great Leap backward
Mao Zedong
Not to be confused with the musical group, this Archduke was himself taken out, leading to the start of WW1
Franz Ferdinand
This famed actor had his NYC townhouse damaged when a bomb being assembled by a chapter of The Weather Underground accidentally detonated in a neighboring unit
Dustin Hoffman