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
Dietrich Bonhoeffer keeps his faith in the goodness of God even as the Nazis hang him.
John Newton wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace" years after a dangerous sea voyage.
On November 28, 1775, the Continental Congress establishes the U.S. Navy. Soon after, John Paul Jones raises a thirteen-striped flag (known as the "G...
Life in America in 1898 is very different from life today.
Many American leaders are the subjects of Herblock's political cartoons.
Young Americans want to fly combat missions for France during WWI; they form the Escadrille Americaine (American Squadron).
American troops begin leaving Vietnam in 1971, while fighting continues until a cease fire in 1973; it is still two years until the fall of Saigon.
Experts view U-2 photographs and notice a Russian truck convoy in Cuba.
While living among his parishioners, Van Gogh's perspective of the mining families changes; then he begins to draw them.
After the arrest, Susan gives speech after speech to tell her story.
At the age of nineteen months, Helen Keller survives severe illness but loses her hearing and sight.
To control a near mutiny, the group creates the Mayflower Compact, the first known "American" self-governing document.
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