Little known events in history involving conflict and compromise?

what are some events that went down in history and was little known? the reason i want it little known is because i am writing a research paper and i want to make it special. i want to enchance that little-known event and open people's eyes. if you can't think of something little-known, you can name an event that is known very well among other people. the bottom line is that i can be an event in history or about somebody's life. plz stick to the theme "conflict and compromise". thanks to all those who helped made my goal possible.

Little known events in history involving conflict and compromise?
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the largest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York, causing the death of 146 garment workers who either died in the fire or jumped to their deaths. The fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and helped spur the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, which fought for better working conditions for sweatshop workers in that industry.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Sh...





The Texas City Disaster of April 16, 1947, started with the mid-morning fire and detonation of approximately 17,000,000 pounds (8,500 tons) of ammonium nitrate on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp in the port at Texas City, Texas, killing 581 people. It also triggered the first ever class action lawsuit against the United States government, under the then-recently enacted Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), on behalf of 8,485 victims.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_...
Reply:Battle of Manzikert. Important because:


a) Initatiated Crusades


b) Revival of the West


c) Renaissance


d) Discovery of America


e) Formation of the Modern World
Reply:A very important compromise can be seen in the signing of the Magna Carta by the English monarch, King John. This settled disputes between English landowners and the king regarding the rights of the king. This is really important because it laid the foundation for Constitutional law, and thus there will be a TON of information on this. You could even use the document as a primary source. Below is a summary link.





One that you could try (this would be early Middle Ages) would be the Council of Constance that ended the Western Schism in the Catholic Church. There are lots of sources on this and it'll won't be a topic that everyone in your class picks, so it'll stand out! This link also below.





I just thought of something else you could look into if you'd be interested in researching something more modern. Historians agree that Otto von Bismarck is almost solely responsible for forming Germany in the late 19th century. The nature of Europe at this point in its history made it extremely difficult to accomplish this feat, BUT Bismarck was somehow successful. The cool thing about Bismarck is that he used both CONFLICT and COMPROMISE to achieve his objectives. A paper elaborating on how he did this would be quite unique and a great research project! Please send me an e-mail if you'd like in help figured out how to do this.