This document provides instructions for a history homework assignment asking students to research an important event from the past and explain why it was important. Students are told they can choose a famous, infamous, relatively unknown, personal, or family event. They are instructed to write about what happened during the event and then persuade the reader of its importance in history using their research. The document includes blank sections for students to fill in the event they chose, their explanation of what happened, why it was important, and for their teacher to provide feedback on their work.