March into the legendary Battle of Waterloo and experience the largest reenacted battle of its kind. On the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte's defeat, you will find yourself caught in the crossfire with 6200 reenactors, 120 canons, and 5500 pounds of gunfire.

The situation at Waterloo becomes increasingly, dire and Napoleon is forced to retreat by the Duke of Wellington and a surpise Prussian Army. This battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Napoleon returns to France after escaping exile on Elba, and the ostensibly royalist troops he encounters rally around him. It is a powerful moment and demonstrates their faith in him as a leader.

A great, kid-friendly overview of how and why the American colonies were formed and why the colonists revolted against the British.

Will Hunting discusses American History with a Harvard grad student in a bar.