Thought the purges of Stalin were whack
And when Cuba got hot, he pulled back
But he slammed down his shoe
Said, “We will bury you!”
In the end, died of a heart attack

Event: Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union (also known as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
Year: 1958
Learn more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikita_Khrushchev

Able was he, ere he saw that isle
Luckily, he was there but a while
Given a second chance
He ran quick back to France
Entered Paris in very grand style

Event: Napoleon returns to Paris, marking the beginning of the “Hundred Days”
Year: 1815
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_I_of_France

Lincoln heard Thad and Horace’s plea
But he knew that he must wait and see
“In good time, we’ll amend
But for now, let’s not send
To their owners those slaves who ran free”

Event: Congress passes a law forbidding Union army officers to return fugitive slaves to their owners
Year: 1862
Learn more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Gaze in pity at Jesus’ slumped frame
Watch the finger of God take its aim
Look at David, agog–
This was no underdog!
Michelangelo’s “few” claims to fame

Event: Birth of Michelangelo
Year: 1475
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo