By far I would say "dog fights", "bull fighting", and last but not least "cockfighting" for sporting events (which is said to go back 6000 years in Persia). It still remains popular in many countries.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.