We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
After his father's death, Commodus becomes the emperor of Rome but is not a good ruler.
Spectators in the Colosseum often decide if a gladiator will live or die with a thumbs up or down.
Spectators in the Colosseum often decide if a gladiator will live or die.
Although he cannot hear all the notes with his ears, Beethoven writes some of the best-known symphonies of all times.
Taking part in the Civil War at such a young age is what creates Jesse's brutal outlaw status.
Operation Rolling Thunder demonstrates increased conflict with bombs and napalm dropped on Viet Cong structures.
Abagnale gets caught and sent to a reformatory school.
Wilberforce and others who oppose slavery struggle to convince the public to outlaw slavery.
Poe may be a victim of "cooping" when he is found ill and in distress in Baltimore. He dies alone in the hospital there.
With help from France, Americans win the war when the British surrender at Yorktown.
Lewis and William Clark start the Corps of Discovery to explore the west; 45 men took food, supplies, gifts for Indians and rifles.
Take a virtual tour of Cortona, a town in the region of Italy known as Tuscany.
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