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.
In 1775, Francis Marion was elected to South Carolina's Provincial Congress.
Frankenstein - a student at the University of Ingolstadt (in Germany) - has worked hard for nearly two years on a major project. He has given everythi...
Franklin D. Roosevelt contracts (1921) and deals with Polio until his death (1945).
Working for his patrons, the Esterhazy family, Haydn has a room at theirpalace in Eisenstadt(in theeastern partof Austria) and atEsterhaza(innorthwest...
Considered one of the greatest piano composers who ever lived, Chopin liked to perform for small, private audiences.
In 1616, Galileo agrees not to teach the Copernican theory. Thereafter, Church officials believe he violated that agreement.
Continuing with his theories on motion, Galileo used a horse to demonstrate that the Earth moves.
Galileo Galilei was born at a time when people believed the sun revolved around the earth - a theory originally proposed by Aristotle.
Forced by the Church to give-up working on astronomical matters, Galileo returns to his experiments on the laws of motion.
When Galileo began to experiment with his new telescope, by pointing it to the sky, he made the world's first astronomical observations.
Gandhi urged a national strike after he returned to his country. The Amritsar Massacre soon followed.
Gandhi referred to South Africa as his second home, and it was there that the young lawyer decided to non-violently oppose a racially motivated law.
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