Out of the various historical stories authored in sanskrit, two of them find a special place in Vedic Literature as contain valuable study, reading and following of the Veda. These are also called the great epics of Hinduism, they are:-
Ramayan (The history of Sri Ram of liberating India from Raavan rajya and establishing Ram rajya) by Maharshi Valmiki
Mahabharat (The history of Sri Krishna of uniting the Indian Sub Continent) by Maharshi Ved Vyaas. Mahabharat includes the famous dialogue "Bhagvad Gita" between Sri Krishna and his disciple Arjun.