Also the title given to Star Wars soldiers, these German WWI soldiers were trained to use infiltration tactics on enemy trenches
Stormtroopers
The June Rebellion is a major plot point of this musical set in 19th century France
Les Miserables
This 12 year old girl was one of the first to begin accusing neighbors of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials
Abigail Williams
This is the year that the Viking Age formally began
793
The Night of the Living Dead featured a heavy commentary on the horrors of the Vietnam War, as well as the American response to this social movement
Civil Rights movement
German fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen is often known by this nickname, as well as his run ins with Snoopy
The Red Baron
The lyric "sit down, John!" featured in Hamilton originates from this musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independence
1776
This appropriately named paint color, used in the 19th century, was made of real mummified remains
Mummy brown
This short-range wireless technology is named for King Harald Gormsson of Denmark and Norway
Bluetooth
28 Days Later is often considered an allegory for the global paranoia following this terrorist attack on American soil
September 11th attacks / 9/11
The Soviet 588th Bomber Regiment, consisting entirely of women aviators, was often referred to using this nickname
Night Witches
This musical explores the eponymous character's survival after the murder of the Romanov family during the Bolshevik Revolution
Anastasia
King James VI of Scotland published this defense of witch-hunting in 1597
Daemonologie
This was the name given to the area of Newfoundland by the Icelanders who sailed there
Vinland
The Return of the Living Dead gave us the popular concept of zombies eating brains, while also offering a satirical insight to this burgeoning 1980s subculture
Punk
He became ruler of Sweden in 1697 at the age of 15
Carolus Rex / Karl XII
This aptly named musical features characters such as John Wilkes Booth, John Hinckley Jr., and Lee Harvey Oswald
Assassins
Known as the Werewolf of Bedburg, this German farmer was accused of a host of misdeeds, including murder, cannibalism, witchcraft, and werewolfery
Peter Stumpp
This unit of the Byzantine army existed from the 10th century to the 14th century, and consisted of Norse and Kievan soldiers, as well as some Anglo-Saxons
The Varangian Guard
The Last of Us TV show features an opening scene that comments on how this global phenomenon may be the thing that exposes humans to zombie viruses
Global warming / climate change
This nickname was given to the 7th Panzer Division in WWII due to their stealth and the speed at which they were able to achieve
Ghost Division
This musical satirizes the 7th President of the US and his popularization of populism, as well as his mistreatment of Native Americans that culminated in the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Pope Stephen VI ordered the exhumation of the dead body of Pope Formosus and made the corpse sit trial for perjury, among other allegations, in this ecclesiastical trial
Cadaver Synod
Killed in 1066 during the Battle of Stamford Bridge, the death of this Norwegian King is considered the formal end of the Viking Age
Harald III / Harald Hardrada
Technically the first instance of zombie media, the 1919 anti-war film J'accuse features soldiers of this war emerging from their resting places
World War I