Wars & Conflicts
This 19th-century war, sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, was once called "the war to end all wars."
World War 1
This French military leader became Emperor and dominated European affairs for over a decade.
Napoleon Bonaparte
This revolution began in 1789 with the slogan "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" and led to the execution of King Louis XVI.
French Revolution
This civil rights leader gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This Norse god of thunder wields the mighty hammer Mjölnir, which returns to his hand after he throws it.
Thor
This 1950-1953 war ended in an armistice with a heavily fortified border still in place today at the 38th parallel.
The Korean War
This Roman military and political leader was famously assassinated on the Ides of March.
Julius Caesar
This revolution, fought from 1775 to 1783, saw thirteen colonies win their independence from Great Britain.
American Revolution
The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to do this.
Vote
This king of the Greek gods, known for wielding lightning bolts, shares his name with the largest planet in our solar system.
Zeus (Jupiter)
This 1588 naval campaign, sent by Philip II of Spain to invade England, was defeated by a combination of English tactics and severe storms.
Spanish Armada
This "Iron Lady" was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990.
Margaret Thatcher
This 1905 event in St. Petersburg, where peaceful marchers were fired upon by Imperial guards, sparked the Russian Revolution of 1905.
Bloody Sunday
This British mathematician's work breaking the Enigma code is said to have shortened World War II by several years
Alan Turing
This multi-headed dog, the offspring of the monstrous Echidna, stood guard at the entrance to the Greek Underworld.
Cerberus
This 1529 and 1683 siege of this city marked the high point of the Ottoman Empire's expansion into Europe.
Seige of Vienna
This 8th-century Frankish king, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800, is often called the "Father of Europe."
Charlemagne
This 1688 revolution saw William of Orange take the English throne without a battle, establishing a constitutional monarchy.
Glorious Revolution
This 1947 U.S. foreign policy initiative provided economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey to counter communism.
Truman Doctrine
This legendary king of Ephyra was condemned by the gods to an eternity of rolling a boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down.
Sisyphus
The Battle of Adwa was a decisive victory for this African nation, securing its sovereignty against the colonial ambitions of a certain Mediterranean power.
Ethiopia
This revolutionary leader, known as "The Liberator," led many South American countries to independence from Spain.
Simón Bolívar
This former bandit turned revolutionary general led the famous raid on Columbus, New Mexico in 1916.
Pancho Villa
On October 29, 1929, this catastrophic day marked the sharp decline of stock prices and the beginning of the Great Depression.
Black Tuesday
This son of Zeus famously used a reflective shield to defeat Medusa, avoiding her petrifying gaze.
Perseus