Gaining fame through his writing, this poet donated land for a seminary.

This French admiral helped secure the American victory at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781.

The Eighty Years’ War, or the Dutch War of Independence, concluded with this treaty.

The militias formed in French cities to defend the constitution during the Revolution were called this.

Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph, was a professor of this subject at the University of the City of New York.

This famous conquistador conquered the Incan Empire in 1533.

He commanded the Army of the Potomac at the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg in mid-December of 1862.