hasHistoricalSignificance

P4345 predicate

Indicates that something possesses notable importance or influence within a historical context or period.

Aliases (25)
  • historicSignificance ×55
  • historicallySignificantFor ×51
  • isSignificantFor ×25
  • hasHistoricalSignificanceFor ×6
  • hasParticularSignificanceIn ×5
  • historicalContribution ×4
  • historicalRelevance ×4
  • historicallyNotedFor ×4
  • hasPlaceInHistory ×3
  • historicAchievement ×3
  • hasHistoricalImportance ×2
  • hasHistoricalImportanceIn ×2
  • hasLongTermSignificance ×2
  • isHistoricallyImportantFor ×2
  • wasPivotalIn ×2
  • hasHistoricallySignificantStations ×1
  • hasNotableHistoricalAspect ×1
  • hasRevolutionaryWarHeritage ×1
  • historicallyProminentIn ×1
  • isHistoricallySignificantFor ×1
  • significanceInAmericanHistory ×1
  • significanceInRailHistory ×1
  • wasImportantSince ×1
  • ऐतिहासिक_भूमिका ×1
  • 歴史的意義 ×1

Sample triples (showing first 500 of 542)
Subject Object
1972 California Democratic presidential primary securing George McGovern the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination ("wasPivotalIn")
2008 United States presidential election first time a major U.S. party nominated an African American for president and won ("historicSignificance")
520 Chestnut Street site where the Declaration of Independence was adopted
520 Chestnut Street site where the Declaration of Independence was debated
520 Chestnut Street site where the United States Constitution was adopted
520 Chestnut Street site where the United States Constitution was debated
A Journey Through Texas important account of slavery in Texas
A Journey Through Texas primary source on antebellum Texas
Abemama site of World War II military operations
Abemama site of colonial administration activities in the Gilbert Islands
Abruzzi Spur early exploration of K2 ("isHistoricallySignificantFor")
Abyssinian Baptist Church one of the oldest African-American Baptist congregations in New York City
Acheron River linked to ancient Greek religious practices
Acheron River referenced by ancient Greek geographers
Adobe Creek Adobe Inc. ("hasHistoricalSignificanceFor")
Akhalkalaki regional centre in Javakheti
Al Jawf Region ancient trade routes
Alban Hills Roman villas
Alban Hills ancient Latin settlements
Allegheny County Jail major example of Richardsonian Romanesque civic architecture ("historicSignificance")
American League Rookie of the Year first awarded to Jackie Robinson in 1947
American Railway Union central role in major railroad labor conflicts of the 1890s
American Railway Union early example of industrial unionism in the United States
America’s Hometown symbol of early American history
America’s Hometown traditional landing site of the Pilgrims
Andijan important city on trade routes in the Fergana Valley ("historicSignificance")
Antietam Creek site of major Civil War battle in 1862
António de Spínola transition from dictatorship to democracy in Portugal in 1974 ("wasPivotalIn")
Archbishop of Santiago history of Santiago ("hasHistoricalImportanceIn")
Archbishop of Santiago history of the Catholic Church in Chile ("hasHistoricalImportanceIn")
Argos major center of ancient Greek civilization
Argos one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Greece
Astros Greek War of Independence
Atlantic coast Age of Discovery ("historicallySignificantFor")
Atlantic coast transatlantic migration ("historicallySignificantFor")
Atlantic coast transatlantic trade ("historicallySignificantFor")
Ba Đình District location where Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam at Ba Đình Square
Ba Đình District site of President Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum
Bacon's Rebellion development of race-based slavery in Virginia ("hasLongTermSignificance")
Bacon's Rebellion shaping of colonial governance policies ("hasLongTermSignificance")
Baltic Sea coast region Hanseatic League trade network ("historicallySignificantFor")
Baltic Sea coast region maritime trade ("historicallySignificantFor")
Baltic Sea coast region naval warfare ("historicallySignificantFor")
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad development of early American railroads
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad growth of transportation infrastructure in Maryland
Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad growth of transportation infrastructure in Pennsylvania
Barzdorf, Silesia, German Empire example of a Silesian village in the German Empire
Battle of Monocacy Protected U.S. capital from potential capture
Bedford, Massachusetts true ("hasRevolutionaryWarHeritage")
Beersheba ancient city mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
Belhamed site of intense World War II fighting
Belzec one of the first stationary extermination camps
Belzec site of mass murder during the Holocaust
Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim one of the oldest synagogues in continuous use in the Americas ("historicSignificance")
Bevin Boys illustrates importance of industrial labor in total war
Bhamo region World War II logistics ("historicallySignificantFor")
Bhamo region cross-border trade between Myanmar and China ("historicallySignificantFor")
Bingham family 19th-century United States society ("historicalRelevance")
Bingham family early 20th-century United States society ("historicalRelevance")
Birán associated with Cuban Revolution leaders
Bishopric of Ghent important ecclesiastical center in the Low Countries
Bishopric of Ghent influence on political affairs in medieval Flanders
Blindheim site of decisive defeat of French and Bavarian forces in 1704
Bliss copy canonical reference text for the Gettysburg Address
Bliss copy key artifact of American Civil War era rhetoric
Bornholmer Strasse crossing fall of the Berlin Wall ("historicallySignificantFor")
Bornholmer Strasse crossing first border crossing opened on 1989-11-09 ("historicallySignificantFor")
Bosporus important trade route since antiquity
Bosporus strategic military chokepoint
Botafogo FR produced many Brazil national team players in 1950s and 1960s ("historicalRelevance")
Bound Brook, New Jersey site of Revolutionary War activity ("historicSignificance")
Braddock, Pennsylvania American steel industry
Bradford City A.F.C. 1911 FA Cup winners ("historicAchievement")
Brentford Lock canal-era industry
Brentford Lock freight traffic
Brentford Lock industrial canal transport
Bridgewater Canal often regarded as the first modern canal in Britain ("historicSignificance")
Bridgewater Canal played a key role in the early Industrial Revolution ("historicSignificance")
Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564) marked the definitive reception of the Council of Trent in the Catholic Church
Burlington early New Jersey settlement
Burlington former colonial capital
Bytča regional administrative and cultural center ("historicSignificance")
Campo Formio site of the signing of the Treaty of Campo Formio
Canino birthplace of Pope Paul III
Caswell County, North Carolina American Revolutionary War era
Caswell County, North Carolina tobacco agriculture history
Celtic F.C. 1967 European Cup winners ("historicAchievement")
Central Crimea Crimean Tatars ("hasHistoricalSignificanceFor")
Central Province, Solomon Islands World War II naval operations area
Cerro del Borrego site of 19th-century military events
Cerro del Borrego symbolic place in local memory of Orizaba
Chagai District site of Pakistan’s first public nuclear tests
Chalco pre-Hispanic settlement
Chalybeate Springs, Georgia site of historically frequented mineral springs
Charleston Harbor major Confederate port during the American Civil War
Charleston Harbor site of repeated Union naval attacks in the 1860s
Charter Act 1793 marked further consolidation of British Crown control over Indian administration
Charter Act 1793 prepared ground for later charter acts and eventual end of Company rule
Chertsey one of the oldest market towns in Surrey
Chertsey site of important Benedictine abbey
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 illustrated failures of law enforcement to protect Black citizens
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 influenced later civil rights activism in Chicago
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 major turning point in Chicago race relations
Chicago Race Riot of 1919 one of the deadliest race riots of the Red Summer
Chicago Stadium longtime home of Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls ("historicSignificance")
Chicago waterworks survived in part as one of few structures in fire zone
Chick Gandil central figure in one of the most famous sports scandals in American history
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of San Francisco one of the oldest Chinese community organizations in North America ("historicSignificance")
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of San Francisco played a central role in the governance of San Francisco Chinatown ("historicSignificance")
Chislehurst Common long-established common land in Chislehurst
Church Street Historic District civic life of Vienna, Virginia ("isSignificantFor")
Church Street Historic District historic commercial development of Vienna, Virginia ("isSignificantFor")
Church Street Historic District local history of Vienna, Virginia ("isSignificantFor")
Church and Wellesley early centre of gay life in Toronto
Church and Wellesley symbol of LGBTQ+ rights progress in Toronto
City of Falls Church long-established settlement in Northern Virginia
City of Port Arthur one of the predecessor municipalities of Thunder Bay
Ciudad de los Reyes major center of Spanish rule in South America
Clan Carnegie Angus ("historicallyProminentIn")
Clarendon County, South Carolina birthplace of Briggs v. Elliott school desegregation case
Clergy reserves influenced church–state relations in early Canada
Clergy reserves shaped patterns of land settlement in Upper Canada
College of New Jersey major center of Presbyterian and later broader American intellectual life
College of New Jersey one of the earliest institutions of higher education in the United States
Commander, I Australian Corps key leadership role in Australian corps-level operations during World War II
Connecticut River important for early New England settlement and trade
Connie Mack Stadium one of the earliest concrete-and-steel MLB parks ("historicSignificance")
Council of the Revolution key institution in Portugal’s transition from dictatorship to democracy
Council of the Revolution symbol of military’s political role after 1974
Crater important center during British colonial rule in Aden
Crater one of the oldest settled parts of Aden
Crinan Canal important route for Clyde puffers ("historicSignificance")
Curtis Knight and the Squires documenting Jimi Hendrix’s pre-fame period
Dallas County, Alabama center of voting rights activism in the 1960s
Dartmouth College v. Woodward contributed to the development of American corporate law
Dartmouth College v. Woodward limited state power over private economic arrangements
Dartmouth College v. Woodward strengthened protection of private corporations from state control
Davis County, Iowa Territory association with Black Hawk
Davis County, Iowa Territory early settlement of southeastern Iowa
Defenestration of Prague (1618) key event in early modern European religious conflicts
Defenestration of Prague (1618) symbolic beginning of the Thirty Years' War
Derry important site in the political history of Northern Ireland
Dicle Mesopotamian civilizations ("hasHistoricalSignificanceFor")
Diocese of Toronto one of the most influential dioceses in the Anglican Church of Canada
Diputación del General of Aragon development of representative institutions in the Iberian Peninsula
Diputación del General of Aragon precedent of later regional generalitats in Spain
Dmitrov important regional trade center in medieval period
Dmitrov medieval Russian town
Dorchester Company fishing outpost example of early 17th-century English commercial colonization
Dorchester Company fishing outpost illustrates role of fisheries in early New England colonization
Dow Jones Industrial Average oldest continuing U.S. stock market index
Downtown West Branch Historic District architectural integrity of late 19th- and early 20th-century buildings ("isSignificantFor")
Downtown West Branch Historic District historic commercial core of West Branch, Iowa ("isSignificantFor")
Downtown West Branch Historic District representation of small-town commercial development in Iowa ("isSignificantFor")
Drake Passage exploration of Antarctica ("historicallySignificantFor")
Drake Passage trade routes between Europe and the Pacific ("historicallySignificantFor")
Duke of Escalona influence in Spanish cultural life
Duke of Escalona influence in Spanish political life
Dumbartonshire medieval significance
Durham boat iconic vessel of Washington's Delaware crossing
Earl Grey history of the United Kingdom ("hasParticularSignificanceIn")
Earldom of Huntingdon important in Anglo-Scottish relations in the 12th century ("historicSignificance")
Earldom of Huntingdon linked English and Scottish nobility ("historicSignificance")
East Coast of the United States location of early U.S. capital cities
East Coast of the United States location of many of the Thirteen Colonies
East Coast of the United States major theater of the American Revolutionary War
East Coast of the United States site of early European colonization in North America
Elk Hills oil field Teapot Dome scandal
Euston Hall, Suffolk example of English country house culture
Eyre controversy in Britain debate over limits of imperial power
Eyre controversy in Britain formation of organized human-rights style advocacy in Britain
Faizabad capital of the Nawabs of Awadh
Falkirk Roman frontier region ("historicSignificance")
Falkirk industrial era growth ("historicSignificance")
Fashion Avenue garment production ("historicallySignificantFor")
Fashion Avenue wholesale fashion trade ("historicallySignificantFor")
Fireside chats on banking crisis early use of mass radio for direct presidential communication
Fireside chats on banking crisis model for crisis communication by political leaders
First Avenue (Seattle) associated with early commercial development of Seattle
Fort Macleod early North-West Mounted Police presence in western Canada
Francis Marion folklore of the American South ("hasParticularSignificanceIn")
Francis Marion military history of South Carolina ("hasParticularSignificanceIn")
From Manassas to Appomattox primary source on Confederate command perspective ("historicalRelevance")
Gaiziņkalns Latvian geography ("isSignificantFor")
Gaiziņkalns Latvian tourism ("isSignificantFor")
Gaiziņkalns winter sports in Latvia ("isSignificantFor")
Gay Head Light one of the notable lighthouses of Martha's Vineyard ("historicSignificance")
Gennady Yanayev symbol of the failed hardline resistance to Soviet reforms
Gila River American westward expansion routes ("historicallySignificantFor")
Gila River Native American communities ("historicallySignificantFor")
Gila River Spanish exploration routes ("historicallySignificantFor")
Gorani Kurdish classical poetry ("isHistoricallyImportantFor")
Gorani Kurdish religious literature ("isHistoricallyImportantFor")
Great Holland Fire of 1871 major 19th-century disaster in Michigan
Great Holland Fire of 1871 part of series of simultaneous fires in the Great Lakes region
Greendale, Wisconsin one of three original Greenbelt towns ("historicSignificance")
Guaduas role in Colombian independence era
Gulf of Tonkin Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gulf of Tonkin Gulf of Tonkin incident
Gulf of Tonkin Vietnam War
Göttingen International Handel Festival pioneering modern revivals of Handel stage works
HMS Resolution key ship in James Cook's career
HMS Resolution major vessel in the history of Pacific exploration
Habikino center of kofun-period burial culture
Hama ancient city of Hamath mentioned in historical sources
Hama important urban center in central Syria
Hamburg massacre example of Redemption-era racial terror
Hamburg massacre helped Democrats regain control of South Carolina government in 1876
Heathfield site connected to Industrial Revolution figures
Heebie Jeebies early example of recorded scat vocal solo
Heiberger, Alabama, United States birthplace of a major American civil rights leader
Herod's Gate religious tourism in Jerusalem ("isSignificantFor")
Herod's Gate urban heritage of Jerusalem ("isSignificantFor")
Highland Light oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod ("historicSignificance")
Holden Chapel among the oldest structures in Harvard Yard ("historicSignificance")
Holden Chapel one of the earliest surviving college buildings in the United States ("historicSignificance")
Hollywood Historic District architectural design ("isSignificantFor")
Hollywood Historic District community planning and development ("isSignificantFor")
Huanggang ancient settlement area in Hubei
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. first English club to win three consecutive top-flight league titles ("historicAchievement")
Hudson River waterfront at West Point American Revolutionary War
Hudson River waterfront at West Point Hudson River defenses
Huff Daland Dusters considered one of the first commercial crop-dusting companies in the United States
Hundred of Bucklow example of medieval English hundred system
Intrepid Park World War II espionage training
Jaca important medieval stop on the Way of St. James
Jamestown one of the oldest European settlements in the South Atlantic ("historicSignificance")
Jirón Carabaya colonial urban layout of Lima
Judean Desert Roman and Byzantine period fortifications
Judean Desert area associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls
Judean Desert area of Jewish desert sects in antiquity
Judean Desert location of early Christian monasticism
Judean Desert site of Second Temple period settlements
July Days helped radicalize sections of workers and soldiers
July Days turning point in the struggle between Bolsheviks and the Provisional Government
Karura Forest site of Mau Mau freedom fighters hideouts
Khami River Torwa state ("hasHistoricalSignificanceFor")
Killing of Lee Harvey Oswald only time an accused presidential assassin was killed on live television in U.S. history
King Street Station key early 20th-century passenger rail terminal in Seattle ("historicSignificance")
Kingston, Rhode Island example of a 18th–19th century New England village ("historicSignificance")
Korea Strait route for cultural exchange between Korea and Japan
Korea Strait site of Russo-Japanese War naval operations
Koło site connected with deportations to Chełmno extermination camp
Kut World War I
Kutaisi medieval Georgian monarchy ("historicallySignificantFor")
La Haye en Touraine birthplace of a major Enlightenment-era philosopher
Lakshmi Insurance Company early Indian-owned insurance enterprise
Langer See, Grünau Olympic water sports venue of Nazi Germany era
Lapu-Lapu City Battle of Mactan
Larkana Bhutto political legacy
Larkana Indus Valley Civilization heritage
Left Bank of the Rhine frequently contested territory among European powers
Left Bank of the Rhine strategic frontier region
Lesser Zab important in the history of Mesopotamia
Leuchars (for St Andrews) railway station access to University of St Andrews ("isSignificantFor")
Leuchars (for St Andrews) railway station rail travel in northeast Fife ("isSignificantFor")
Lexington, England name source for Lexington, Massachusetts
Lights of New York milestone in transition from silent films to sound films
Lisbon Military Region influence on Portuguese politics
Lisbon Military Region role in end of Estado Novo regime
Liverpool–Manchester line (via Chat Moss) helped establish standard for intercity rail travel ("significanceInRailHistory")
Lloyd Center early large-scale suburban-style mall near downtown Portland ("historicSignificance")
London Round (1946) helped lay groundwork for modern global trading system
London preparatory meetings on International Trade Organization early attempt to establish a formal world trade organization before the WTO
Longfellow Bridge Boston–Cambridge transportation network ("isSignificantFor")
Lumpkin County, Georgia Georgia Gold Rush
Lungga River World War II
Lutynia, Poland site of major Prussian victory in Seven Years' War
Maalla important for British maritime and commercial interests in Aden
Maalla part of strategic port complex on the Gulf of Aden
Madison Avenue development of modern advertising practices
Madrigalejo site of the last days of Ferdinand II of Aragon
Magan Niwas residence of key ashram administrator
Manchester Corporation development of Manchester as an industrial city
Manzanares River defense of Madrid ("historicallySignificantFor")
Manzanares River landscape of Madrid ("historicallySignificantFor")
Manzanares River urban development of Madrid ("historicallySignificantFor")
Market Street (Philadelphia) early commercial center of Philadelphia
Market Street (Philadelphia) part of original city plan by William Penn
Marshal of Poland symbol of Polish independence and military power
Mataniko River World War II
Mattapan Trolley operates vintage PCC streetcars in regular service ("historicSignificance")
Menotomy American Revolutionary War
Menotomy Battles of Lexington and Concord
Merthyr Tydfil major industrial center in the 19th century
Merthyr Tydfil one of the largest iron-producing towns in the world in the early 19th century
Merthyr Tydfil site of the Merthyr Rising workers’ protest in 1831
Merwara region colonial administration in Rajasthan
Merwara region regional governance under British rule
Mihna defined later Sunni view of caliphal religious authority
Millard County Mormon pioneer history
Millard County World War II Japanese American internment history
Millstone River associated with American Revolutionary War movements in New Jersey
Millstone River served as a transportation corridor in colonial era
Mississippi American Civil Rights Movement ("historicallySignificantFor")
Mississippi slavery and plantation economy ("historicallySignificantFor")
Mississippi River valley European colonization of North America ("historicallySignificantFor")
Mississippi River valley Indigenous cultures ("historicallySignificantFor")
Mississippi River valley North American trade routes ("historicallySignificantFor")
Mohawk Valley early American transportation ("historicallySignificantFor")
Mohawk Valley westward expansion of the United States ("historicallySignificantFor")
Mohegan territory along the Thames River Mohegan people ("hasHistoricalSignificanceFor")
Monowice Auschwitz III-Monowitz concentration camp ("historicallySignificantFor") NERFINISHED
Morata de Tajuña events of the Spanish Civil War ("historicallyNotedFor")
Morata de Tajuña proximity to the Battle of Jarama ("historicallyNotedFor")
Morelos role in Mexican Revolution
Morelos role in Mexican War of Independence
Mount Lebanon core region in the formation of modern Lebanon ("historicSignificance")
Mount Mariveles World War II Bataan campaign area
Nanhu Campus student life at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ("isSignificantFor")
Nanhu Campus teaching activities of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ("isSignificantFor")
Nathaniel Palmer history of American sealing industry ("hasParticularSignificanceIn")
Nathaniel Palmer history of Antarctic exploration ("hasParticularSignificanceIn")
Nation (via Line 2) associated with French revolutionary commemorations
Nation (via Line 2) site of political demonstrations
National Board of Review Award for Best Film among the oldest film awards in the United States
National Congress of Belgium creation of the first Belgian Constitution
National Congress of Belgium foundation of the Belgian state
Nevada County, California California Gold Rush
New Fourth Army Incident influenced postwar political settlement in China
New Fourth Army Incident symbolized collapse of trust between Nationalists and Communists
New Holland Dutch presence in Brazil
New Holland early modern Atlantic world
New York Mets–Philadelphia Phillies rivalry true
New York–Paris one of the earliest heavily traveled transatlantic air corridors
Newnan, Georgia Civil War–era architecture preserved ("historicSignificance")
Nggela Sule World War II naval operations area vicinity
Nola important town in Roman Campania
Nola site associated with the final days of Augustus
North Carolina ratifying conventions for the U.S. Constitution contributed to pressure for adoption of the United States Bill of Rights
North Carolina ratifying conventions for the U.S. Constitution illustrated strong Anti-Federalist sentiment in North Carolina
North Carolina ratifying conventions for the U.S. Constitution showed that some states delayed ratification pending promised amendments
North Channel naval operations
North Channel trade routes around British Isles
Northern Crimea Crimean Tatar national movement ("hasHistoricalSignificanceFor")
Northern India birthplace of Buddhism
Northern India birthplace of Jainism
Northern India core region of Indo-Gangetic civilization
Northern India cradle of several major Indian empires
Northern India heartland of Vedic culture
Northern Red Sea Region Eritrean War of Independence
Northern Red Sea Region Italian colonial period in Eritrea
Northern Red Sea Region Ottoman period on Red Sea coast
Northrepps Hall seat of a prominent reforming family
Novgorod key role in development of Russian statehood ("hasHistoricalImportance")
Noyon, Picardy, Kingdom of France history of Protestant Reformation in France
Noyon, Picardy, Kingdom of France religious history of France
Nyanda yes
Orlov Revolt early expression of Greek nationalism
Orlov Revolt example of foreign-sponsored revolt in the Ottoman Balkans
Panorama one of the longest-running current affairs programmes in the world
Papal investiture of James II of Aragon in 1297 key moment in consolidation of Aragonese power in the western Mediterranean
Pavonia early European settlement in present-day New Jersey
Pavonia precursor to urban development of Jersey City
Peleliu Battle of Peleliu
Peleliu Pacific War
Peleliu World War II
Pella regional unit birthplace region of Alexander the Great (ancient Pella)
Pembroke birthplace of the Tudor dynasty founder
Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district important in the history of Reconstruction-era legislation through Thaddeus Stevens
Philosophical Magazine published early work on atomic theory ("historicalContribution")
Philosophical Magazine published early work on electromagnetism ("historicalContribution")
Philosophical Magazine published early work on optics ("historicalContribution")
Philosophical Magazine published early work on thermodynamics ("historicalContribution")
Pineios River mentioned in ancient Greek geography
Pisonian conspiracy illustrates senatorial resistance to imperial autocracy
Placentia Bay site of 1941 meeting between Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Plan White marked the beginning of World War II in Europe
Platz der Luftbrücke symbol of Western airlift support to West Berlin
Poisson spot confirmation of Fresnel's wave theory of light
Politicians and the War source on British political leadership in World War I
Port Conway, Colony of Virginia birthplace of a U.S. President
Praça Marquês de Pombal example of Pombaline reconstruction and planning
President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society central leadership role in development of Jehovah’s Witnesses ("hasHistoricalImportance")
Primera Angostura important passage in the age of sail for ships rounding South America
Primera Angostura part of traditional route avoiding Cape Horn
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series one of the primary acting categories for women in comedy at the Primetime Emmys
Providence (former name of the town) reflects the original town identity prior to becoming the City of Fairfax
Provost and Fellows of Eton College medieval collegiate foundation
Quba District Mountain Jewish settlement in the Caucasus ("historicallySignificantFor")
Quba District multiethnic coexistence ("historicallySignificantFor")
Queens Park, Toowoomba aesthetic value ("isSignificantFor")
Queens Park, Toowoomba botanical interest ("isSignificantFor")
Queens Park, Toowoomba historic landscape design ("isSignificantFor")
Queens Park, Toowoomba social value to local community ("isSignificantFor")
Red Beach Guadalcanal landings
Red Mountain foundation of Birmingham’s iron and steel industry
Red Mountain major mining district in late 19th and early 20th centuries
Red River County, Texas early settlement area in Northeast Texas
Red River of the South boundary disputes ("historicallySignificantFor")
Red River of the South trade ("historicallySignificantFor")
Red River of the South transportation ("historicallySignificantFor")
Regular Northwest Face first Grade VI climb in the United States ("historicSignificance")
Regular Northwest Face landmark in American big wall climbing ("historicSignificance")
Revestment Act 1765 key step in integrating the Isle of Man into the British constitutional framework
Revestment Act 1765 marked the revesting of the Isle of Man in the British Crown
River Boyne Battle of the Boyne ("historicallySignificantFor")
River Plym in development of Plymouth as a port
Rochdale Canal facilitated transport of coal ("historicSignificance")
Rochdale Canal facilitated transport of raw materials and finished goods ("historicSignificance")
Rochdale Canal facilitated transport of textiles ("historicSignificance")
Rochdale Canal important route for the Industrial Revolution in northern England ("historicSignificance")
Rowton, Shropshire, England birthplace of Richard Baxter ("historicallyNotedFor")
Roxbury being one of the earliest English-settled neighborhoods of Boston ("historicallySignificantFor")
Roxbury role in early colonial Massachusetts ("historicallySignificantFor")
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich principal training institution for technical officers of the British Army ("historicSignificance")
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters early Norwegian scientific institution
Runnymede development of constitutional law
Runnymede symbol of civil liberties
Runnymede symbol of rule of law
Rímac River central to the development of the city of Lima
Rímac River supported pre-Hispanic settlements in the Lima area
Río Blanco, Veracruz site of major textile workers’ strike in 1907
Río Blanco, Veracruz symbol of workers’ struggle in Mexico
Sabrosa Age of Discovery
Sambre–Oise Canal being the area where Wilfred Owen was killed in action in 1918 ("historicallyNotedFor")
San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca historic center of Catamarca Province
Sandwich Historic District development of one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts
Sandwich Historic District early English settlement on Cape Cod
Sankaty Head Light one of the earliest lighthouses in the United States to receive a Fresnel lens ("historicSignificance")
Santa Cruz River Patagonian hydrology ("isSignificantFor")
Santa Cruz River early Argentine Patagonia development
Santa Cruz River exploration of Patagonia
Santa Cruz River hydroelectric potential ("isSignificantFor")
Santa Cruz River regional ecology ("isSignificantFor")
Savilian Professor of Astronomy at the University of Oxford one of the oldest science chairs at Oxford
Scottish Football Association one of the oldest national football associations in the world ("historicSignificance")
Secretary of the Board of Longitude contributing to safer long‑distance sea navigation
Secretary of the Board of Longitude facilitating evaluation of John Harrison’s timekeepers
Secretary of the Board of Longitude supporting astronomical methods of finding longitude
Secretary of the Board of Longitude supporting the development of marine chronometers
Semitic languages languages of Judaism Christianity and Islam
Semitic languages languages of major religious texts
Separatist congregation at Leiden contribution to the history of religious liberty
Separatist congregation at Leiden role in early English colonization of North America
Shandong cultural center of Confucianism ("historicallySignificantFor")
Shandong military importance in modern Chinese history ("historicallySignificantFor")
Shandong political center in imperial China ("historicallySignificantFor")
Shanksville, Pennsylvania site associated with resistance to hijackers on Flight 93
Sheldon-Charter Oak site associated with Connecticut colonial governance
Simplon Pass Middle Ages ("wasImportantSince")
Slag bij de Downs contributed to Dutch Golden Age maritime supremacy
Slag bij de Downs marked decline of Spanish seaborne power
Soufrière one of the older settlements in Saint Lucia
Southern Afghanistan Afghan state formation ("historicallySignificantFor")
Southern Afghanistan Taliban insurgency ("historicallySignificantFor")
Spanish Town center of British colonial administration in Jamaica for a period
Spanish Town center of Spanish colonial administration in Jamaica
Spanish Town one of the oldest continuously inhabited towns in Jamaica
Spartacist uprising key event in early Weimar Republic politics
Spartacist uprising turning point for the German communist movement
St Ann's Square development of Manchester city centre
Stadium of Delphi important center of ancient Greek athletics
Stage Fort Park coastal defense site
Stage Fort Park colonial-era fortifications
Stone Arch Bridge key role in development of Minneapolis as a milling center ("historicSignificance")
Storey County, Nevada center of Comstock Lode boom ("historicSignificance")
Storey County, Nevada major 19th-century silver mining center ("historicSignificance")
Sydney Cove Early administrative and commercial centre of Sydney
Sydney Cove Site of first permanent British settlement on the Australian continent
Tekeze River traditional boundary in northern Ethiopia and Eritrea
Terminus early transportation hub
The Black Pirate one of the earliest feature films shot entirely in two-color Technicolor
The Diary of Samuel Sewall major primary source for early American social history ("significanceInAmericanHistory")
The Manhattan Company development of modern U.S. financial institutions
The Manhattan Company early American banking history
The Oaks one of the oldest Classic races in the world
The Players (The Players Club) one of the oldest theatrical clubs in the United States ("historicSignificance")
The Violent World of Sam Huff early example of wired-for-sound football coverage
The Violent World of Sam Huff pioneering immersive sports broadcast
Timbuktu Region center of Islamic scholarship in West Africa
Timbuktu Region center of trans-Saharan trade routes
Tinopolis reflects Llanelli’s role as a major tinplate production centre
Tintern medieval monastic history
Tintern post‑medieval romantic tourism
Treaty of Baden (1714) helped finalize the diplomatic settlement of the War of the Spanish Succession ("hasPlaceInHistory")
Treaty of Breda (1667) marked temporary balance between English and Dutch maritime power ("hasPlaceInHistory")
Treaty of Breda (1667) reshaped North American colonial map ("hasPlaceInHistory")
Treaty of Shimonoseki altered the balance of power in East Asia
Treaty of Shimonoseki contributed to the decline of the Qing dynasty
Treaty of Shimonoseki symbolized Japan’s emergence as a great power
Turnaround Tuesday demonstrated disciplined nonviolent strategy after state violence
Turnaround Tuesday key step in securing federal voting-rights protections
Tübinger Stift center of Protestant theological education in Württemberg ("historicSignificance")
Tübinger Stift influential in development of German idealism ("historicSignificance")
Uncle Joe example of image management of a dictator in foreign media
Uncle Joe symbol of Allied cooperation despite ideological differences
Upavon Aerodrome key site in development of Royal Flying Corps training ("historicSignificance")
Upavon Aerodrome one of the earliest British military airfields ("historicSignificance")
Upper Mississippi Valley European exploration ("historicallySignificantFor")
Upper Mississippi Valley Native American settlement ("historicallySignificantFor")
Upper Mississippi Valley fur trade ("historicallySignificantFor")
Upper Mississippi Valley military activity ("historicallySignificantFor")
Upper Mississippi Valley steamboat commerce ("historicallySignificantFor")
Usatges de Barcelona key source for medieval Catalan constitutionalism
Usatges de Barcelona one of the earliest European feudal law codifications
Valaam Islands longstanding center of Orthodox monasticism in Russia
Vassar College one of the first elite higher-education institutions for women in the United States ("historicSignificance")
Vine Street center of African American life in Kansas City during segregation era
Vine Street center of Kansas City jazz scene in early 20th century

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