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.
For 18 years, William Wilberforce pleads with Members of the House of Commons that Parliament must abolish the slave-trade. On February 23, 1807, Par...
Queen Elizabeth I did not think 12 million Africans should be taken as slaves.
Some historians believe the real Snow White is Margarete von Waldeck, a German girl from the 16th century.
Some historians believe the real Snow White is Maria Sophia Margaretha Catherina, a German girl from the 18th century.
Read an excerpt fromThe Harp Weaver and Other PoemsbyEdna St Vincent Millay.
Margaret Mitchell did not have a title for her famous novel until just before it was published. What was the source of the title, "Gone with the Wind?...
The Hughes family becomes extremely wealthy from the invention of the "rock eater" drill bit.
Lisbeth Salander is the fictional main character in Stieg Larsson's books.
Mikael Blomkvist is a fictional journalist and a main character in Larsson's books.
The Soviet army, on its way to "free" Berlin during WWII, occupy several countries once controlled by the Germans.
Port Royal, a center of activity for pirates of the Caribbean, includes the famousHenry Morgan who spends time there.
When he is just a toddler, Spencer West loses his legs at the knee. When he is five, he loses both legs just below the pelvis.
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