In 1850 it became the first state on the Pacific coast admitted to the Union
Jonathan Edwards was among the leaders of this "great" religious movement of the 1700s
The U.S. Marine Corps was first established to fight in this war
On Oct. 2, 1967 he was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice
In 1893 3 men serving prison sentences for this riot were pardoned by the governor of Illinois
Paris just had to have this beautiful daughter of Zeus, & the rest is history
In 1946, this Indian leader revealed he'd taken many women to bed with him over the years to test his celibacy
Depicted here, they're the victims being abducted by the Romans
This 12th century French theologian lost more than his head over the niece of a vengeful cleric
This British Secretary of War resigned in 1963 due to a sex scandal