Great Depression
Though it started in the United States, the depression begun by the stock market crash in 1929 swept the world into a depression that lasted until 1939. The Holocaust
The Nazis murdered over 6 million Jews and 5 million others during the Third Reich. Why did they kill? Why did others not stop them? What was life like in a concentration camp?
Influenza Epidemic of 1918
In 1918, influenza spread in three waves across the world, leaving an estimated 30 million people dead. Japanese-American Internment
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Americans of Japanese ancestry were taken from their homes and placed in concentration camps. Learn more about this breach of constitutional rights. John F. Kennedy Assassination
At 12:30 p.m. on November 22, 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was shot while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The news of JFK's death shocked the world. Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution of 1917 ended the long reign of tsars in Russia and created the communistic Soviet Union. Rwandan Genocide
In 1994, the Hutu majority in Rwanda organized and implemented the mass slaughter of the Tutsi minority. In just 100 days, 800,000 Tutsi were slaughtered. Find out how and why this genocide happened through these resources. San Francisco Earthquake
At 5:13 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a large earthquake hit San Francisco. Even greater than the damage caused directly by the earthquake, the city was ravaged by fire for four days. Learn more about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake through these great resources. Scopes Trial
In 1925, a young biology teacher, John Scopes, was arrested for teaching evolution and put on trial. Learn more about the highly publicized Monkey Trial which pitted Clarence Darrow against William Jennings Bryan. Titanic
On its maiden voyage from England to New York, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on the night of April 14, 1912, killing approximately 1,500 people. Learn more about this tragic event through overviews of the incident, information about the passengers, and attempts to discover and recover the lost ship. Vietnam War
In an attempt to prevent communism from traveling into South Vietnam, the United States participated in what turned out to be an unproductive war. Watergate Scandal
U.S. President Richard Nixon resigned due to the huge scandal caused by the break-in at the Watergate building. World War I
How did one assassination entice the entire world into war? How did the Germans lose if they were still on foreign soil? How did the end of World War I lead to the Second World War? World War II
Why did Hitler invade Poland? How did Great Britain hold its own against the Nazi attack? How did the Soviet Union help win the war?
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