Historical & Current Events
Keep up on the times—or brush up on past events—with our historical and current event terms and phrases. No fake news here, we guarantee it.
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the Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe, global economic…
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Black Panthers
The Black Panther Party is a black, far-left…
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Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation…
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The Fappening
The Fappening refers to an event that began…
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silk road
The silk road was a network of historical…
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Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials consisted of investigations, trials,…
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Prohibition
Prohibition refers to a 13-year period in American…
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prima nocta
Prima nocta is the semi-historical legal right of…
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lynching
Lynching is the mob killing of a person…
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fall of the Berlin Wall
The expression fall of the Berlin Wall refers…
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Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade is a landmark 1973 US…
