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
Chapter 5 of Mother Teresa: Caring for the Poor
Margaret Mitchell changed the name of her lead character to Scarlett from Pansy after looking through Irish literature and finding "Scarlett" was an I...
See pictures of places where Barrie and the Davies boys meet, play and live.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder which affects more than two million Americans each year.
Attila becomes known as the "Scourge of God," as he enlarges the territory he inherited through ruin and killing.
Who is Jacob Marley? Is it possible that he can visit his old partner, Ebenezer Scrooge, although Marley's been dead for seven years?
The colonies need to declare their freedom from Great Britain so Thomas Jefferson prepares the first draft of the Declaration of Independence.
In 1965 millions of black Americans in the south still could not vote.
It isn't easy to uncover the truth about contaminated groundwater. No one from the polluting company is going to hand over documents containing proof ...
Mary is tried without legal representation, and found guilty of treason.
Each country develops its own unique holiday gift-giver; Dutch settlers in America share their Sinterklaas that non-Dutch speakers mispronounce as San...
Each country develops its own unique holiday gift-giver; Dutch settlers in America share their Sinterklaas whose name non-Dutch speakers mispronounce ...