Ancient Civilizations
This river was the lifeline of Ancient Egypt — basically their Wi-Fi.
Nile
This 1775–1783 conflict gave America its independence (and a cool new flag).
American Revolution
First president of the United States — and owner of some pretty famous false teeth.
George Washington
He wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776, though edits made it way less spicy.
Thomas Jefferson
The Great Fire of 1666 destroyed much of this city, but strangely, very few people.
London
These people invented democracy, theater, and awkward statues.
Greeks
This war in the 1860s was North vs. South, brother vs. brother, and beard vs. beard.
Civil War
She ruled England for 63 years, giving her name to an entire “era.”
Queen Victoria
The Trail of Tears forced this Native American nation — and many others — westward.
Cherokee
This U.S. president got stuck in a bathtub — proving history isn’t always dignified.
William Howard Taft
Known for roads and gladiators, this empire thought conquering half the world was just a hobby.
Roman Empire
This global war started in 1914 after a duke got assassinated — talk about overreacting.
World War I
This short French leader crowned himself emperor — because waiting for the Pope was too boring.
Napoleon Bonaparte
This president’s Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves free in rebel states.
Abraham Lincoln
In 1518, people in Strasbourg couldn’t stop doing this — literally dancing in the streets.
Dancing Plague
The code of this Babylonian king had laws so strict, even bad builders got punished.
Hammurabi
This 1789 revolution in France ended with “off with their heads” becoming more than just a saying
French Revolution
This Soviet leader’s name rhymes with “stall in” — but his rule was anything but slow.
Joseph Stalin
In 1929, this economic event made Wall Street less “great” and more “depression.”
Great Depression
This wall in Germany came down in 1989, and suddenly everyone wanted a souvenir brick.
Berlin Wall
The city of Machu Picchu was built high in the Andes by this civilization.
Incas
“D-Day” in 1944 was the turning point of this war.
World War II
Known as “The Iron Lady,” she was the first female Prime Minister of the UK.
Margaret Thatcher
This scandal forced Richard Nixon to resign before he could be impeached.
Watergate
The shortest war in history (Anglo-Zanzibar, 1896) lasted about this many minutes.
38 minutes