History
History is the study of the human past. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discussing the study of the discipline as an end in itself and as a way of providing "perspective" on the problems of the present. The stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the legends surrounding King Arthur) are usually classified as cultural heritage rather than the "disinterested investigation" needed by the discipline of history. Events of the past prior to written record are.
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Emigration/Settlement
- Abel Tasman
- American pioneers to the Northwest Territory
- Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand
- Cumberland Compact
- Donner Party
- First Fleet
- French colonization of Texas
- History of Adelaide
- History of Norfolk Island
- History of Penang
- History of Savannah, Georgia
- Huguenots in South Africa
- Mary Campbell, colonial settler
- Mayflower
- Mayflower Compact
- New Amsterdam
- Newfoundland
- New Sweden
- Plymouth Colony
- Popham Colony
- Province of Maryland
- Roanoke Colony
- Robert Gray's Columbia River expedition
- Scottish settlers to Dunedin, New Zealand in 1848
- Swan River Colony
- Tolpuddle Martyrs
- Y Wladfa
Wars & Battles
- American Civil War
- Armistice Day
- Armistice with Germany
- Battle of Bannockburn
- Battle of Crécy
- Battle of Fishguard: The Last Invasion of Britain
- Battle of Fort Hindman
- Battle of Hastings
- Battle of Roundway Down
- Christmas Truce
- First Battle of Bull Run
- First day on the Somme
- Glorious First of June
- Norman conquest of England
Disasters
- 1906 San Francisco earthquake
- 1918 Flu Pandemic
- Boston Massacre
- Great Fire of 1892
- Great Fire of London
- Great Sheffield Flood
- Great Train Wreck of 1918
- Indian massacre of 1622
- Massacre of Glencoe
- RMS Lusitania
- Scilly naval disaster of 1707
- Wall Street bombing
Other Historical Events
- 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Bridget Driscoll, the first pedestrian victim of an automobile accident in the United Kingdom
- British Royal Proclamation of 1763
- California Gold Rush
- Cato Street Conspiracy
- Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
- College of Arms
- Columbus Day
- Death of Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Easter Rising
- Eureka Rebellion
- Flag of Quebec
- Great Blizzard of 1888
- Gunpowder Plot
- Henry H. Bliss, the first person killed by a motor vehicle accident in the United States
- High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I
- History of Montreal
- History of San Francisco
- Irish Rebellion of 1798
- Land Run of 1893
- Leiden University Library
- Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Louisiana Purchase
- Mary Ward, the world's first known motor vehicle accident victim
- Memorial Day
- Mutiny on the Bounty
- Royal Proclamation of 1763
- Royal Society
- Salem witch trials
- Sinking of the RMS Titanic
- Statue of Liberty
- Thanksgiving
- The Ninety-Five Theses
- Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England
- Trois-Rivières
- Tyburn
- Yalta Conference
Famous People
- Billy the Kid
- Emma Nutt
- Henry the Young King
- Jacques Cartier
- James I of England
- Mary Campbell, colonial settler
- Mary, Queen of Scots
- Opha Mae Johnson
- Pocahontas
- Santa Claus
- Susan B. Anthony
- Virginia Dare
- William Tell
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