Are the names of historic events treated as proper nouns?

Question

When writing about famous events, how are they capitalised? As a proper name? It is obvious that World War 1 and the Second World War are capitalized. But what about, for example, the Cuban Missile Crisis, or is it the Cuban missile crisis?

Cyd O · Accepted Answer

When specifying certain historical eras, or historical periods, and when referring to specific historical events, they should be capitalized as proper nouns. Doing this differentiates these titles or names from the common words within them.

For example:

Roaring Twenties
McCarthy Era
Cold War
Bronze Age
Great Depression

For example:

Roaring Twenties
McCarthy Era
Cold War
Bronze Age
Great Depression

Are the names of historic events treated as proper nouns?

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