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Position:Home>History> What are the 5 most fascinating historical events to you?Question: What are the 5 most fascinating historical events to you!? Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The French revolution - it unleashed the tidal wave of nationalism & rationalism and we are still feeling the effects!. Man on the moon - the triumph of hope & science!. The growth of the Roman Empire - we are stll affected by the ideals of the Romans!. WWII - the depths of mans cruelty, a fascinating study of horror!. Columbus, Magellen, Drake et al!. - The courage to sail on, not knowing what was ahead, without the supplies to turn round!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Henry VIII's "great matter"- his divorce from Katherine of Aragon and subsequent excommunication from the Catholic Church, all for the love of Anne Boleyn!. Anne Boleyn's execution- a few years after professing undying love for her, Henry grew tired of Anne's controlling ways and lack of a male heir and accused her of incest with her brother!. This rocked their daughter Elizabeth, who was a toddler, to the core, and explains a lot of her behavior as an adult and as queen!. JFK's assasination Pearl Harbor Civil WarWww@QuestionHome@Com The Boston Tea Party :) The Revolutionary War The Civil War Cortez in the Aztecs Roanoke Colony (The 1st colony and Lost Colony)Www@QuestionHome@Com Bombing of Pearl Harbor Man walking on the Moon D-Day Charles Lindbergh flight across the Atlantic Assassination of Lincoln and KennedyWww@QuestionHome@Com The Boston Tea Party The Revolutionary War The Civil War The Freedom of Slaves US Space ExplorationWww@QuestionHome@Com |