The tragic Children’s Crusade of 1212 AD, in which hundreds, perhaps thousands, of youngsters perished or were sold into slavery, is believed to have inspired this classic tale.

This man served as the last American Minister to Great Britain before the title of that post was changed to ambassador.

The first official telegraph message ever sent consisted of these words.

This leader called the first Hague Conference, which met in the summer of 1899 to consider disarmament, limits on methods of warfare, and machinery for arbitration of international disputes.

The Chaco War was a World War I?style conflict fought between entrenched armies of these two South American nations.

The Irish potato famine began in this year.

President Theodore Roosevelt disliked being called "Teddy" because it reminded him of this.

In Britain, the Football League was formed in this year to control professional soccer matches.

He made the statement, "To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy."