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.
Details of the battle of Pelelieu
Horatio Nelson is Britain's national hero, but what he did at Trafalgar made him a legend.
Beethoven's autopsy strongly suggest that liver failure secondary to alcoholic cirrhosis, associated with terminal spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, ...
Escaping the turmoil in his own house, Beethoven found peace at the home of friends - Eleonore and Stephan von Breuning - whose mother (Helene) unders...
This facsimile drawing of Beethoven, during his last hours, was made by Joseph Teltscher.
Just before Christmas, in 1808, Beethoven introduces his amazing new concerto. Many years later, a Beethoven-playing pianist endures a tragedy in Amer...
In the early fall of 1825, Beethoven decided to move into a flat near the apartment of his friends (Stephan von Breuning and his family).
It is said that when Beethovens Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna (on the 7th of May, 1824), the deaf maestro kept conducting even after the audience...
Many fans of classical music think that the second movement of Beethoven's 7th Symphony is one of the lovliest pieces of music ever written. Watch a p...
Colonel Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. was commander of the 332nd Fighter Group, composed entirely of Tuskegee Airmen. The character of Colonel A.J. Bulla...
Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday is August 24, 2018. In 1954, a young Leonard Bernstein makes his first television appearance as he explains (and il...
The Bill of Rights, like the original U.S. Constitution, is now a highly faded document.
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