Worst Recessions & Depressions in American History

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After the roaring 20s, overconfidence led many to take on highly leveraged positions which inflated prices to unsustainable levels. Black Monday, Run on Banks, and The Great Depression all followed.

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955, when black Americans boycotted for the equal rights granted them in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The Great Boston molasses flood of 1919 where warm molasses mixed with cold and caused its container to break and take the lives of 21 people.

The Royal Air Force’s daylight raids of January 30, 1943, when they disrupted Germans in Berlin as they celebrated the tenth anniversary of Hitler’s ascension to power.

The first Crusade when Medieval Christians attempted to eradicate Muslim control over the Holy Land began in 1096.

Ernie Pyle was the most famous and beloved war correspondent of World War Two. He advocated for fight pay and died in the line of duty in Okinawa.

Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders of the Spanish-American War. Of the three major engagements fought by Rough Riders, Battle of San Juan Hill was the crowning achievement.