People who change the world may, or may not, be famous in their own lifetimes. Often it takes years for others to understand forward-thinking contributions. This collection introduces you to some of the world's most-famous people
Taking part in the Civil War at such a young age is what creates Jesse's brutal outlaw status.
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.
Cornwallis wants to execute Wolfe Tone.
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.
Four years after Cory Lidle plays so well for the 2002 A's team, he has a fatal plane crash.
Born Robert Miller, in what is now the Czech Republic, Tricky Vic was a very good student who learned several European languages.
Jackie Robinson faces charges of being disrespectful to investigating officers, rather than refusing to move to the rear of the bus.
The Allied invasion sets off a chain of events that merge to end Hitler's efforts to capture Great Britain.
The Persians invent crucifixion, but the Romans practice it.
Lewis marries Joy Davidman Gresham, an American divorcee, so that she can stay in England; they fall in love and remain married until her death.
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