historical event theme
An event from real human history is discussed or otherwise featured.
Notes
The story must clearly identify the event in question, but there is no requirement that it be otherwise "correct" in what it has to say.
17 total · 6 major · 11 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| as1985e1x03 | major | The story depicts the Battle of the Alamo. [Battle of the Alamo] |
| movie: Cavalcade (1933) | major | The story begins during the time of the Second Boer War, 1899-1902. It shows various people's reactions to the war. [Second Boer War] |
| movie: From Here to Eternity (1953) | major | The story is set on a military base in Hawaii and focuses on the lives of some army men in the lead-up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. [1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor] |
| movie: Timeline (2003) | major | The film follows a fanciful depiction of the start of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. [Hundred Years' War] |
| tz1959e5x10 | major | Three contemporary soldiers inexplicably found themselves in the middle of the battle commonly known as Custer's Last Stand. [Battle of the Little Bighorn] |
| tz1985e1x20a | major | A history professor went back in time to and saved John F. Kennedy from being assassinated. [Assassination of John F. Kennedy] |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x10 | minor | Cordelia described her experiences as a Red Cross nurse during "the war in Spain", which in context implied the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939. [Spanish Civil War] |
| gdtcoc2022e01 | minor | The story is set in the United States in 1991 at the outset of the Persian Gulf War. President George H. W. Bush was shown on television, announcing to the nation the beginning of offensive military operations against Iraq. [Gulf War] |
| movie: Cavalcade (1933) | minor | A servant mentioned the Crimean War of 1854-1856. [Crimean War] |
| movie: Cimmaron (1931) | minor | Yancey went off to fight in the Spanish-American War. [Spanish-American War] |