When the Paris mob stormed the Bastille July 14, 1789, they freed this many prisoners.

After being released from prison, gunfighter John Wesley Hardin pursued this career.

This Washington, D.C., monument took 40 years to complete.

This American World War Two bomber aircraft was often referred to as the "Flying Coffin."

This dam began to generate electricity in October 1936.

The famous Doolittle Raid was launched from this aircraft carrier.

Gambler and gunman John Henry Holliday is better known by this nickname.

On April 18, 1861, this man turned down an offer to be made a major general in the Union Army.

On October 6, 1995, astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz announced the discovery of this.