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
This image of a tomb outside the city walls of Jerusalem is known as the “Garden Tomb.” It is also referred to as “Gordon’s Ga...
As Hitler seizes power, the Jewish persecution begins.
Galveston builds a protective sea wall and raises the height of the entire city.
Losing hope, many Britons flee the country and others yield to the Anglo-Saxons and become their slaves.
Stephen Austin and others from the American South come with their slaves to farm the Texas territory.
Poe writes "Annabel Lee" after the death of his wife and in the midst of severe drinking binges.
In an art studio in Paris, Anna and her team create masks that enable wounded soldiers to resume their civilian lives.
Her training in classical art and sculpting gave Anna the tools she needed to give wounded soldiers hope and new life.
As a classical sculptor, Anna used her training and artistic sense to create life-like masks for soldiers who had been disfigured in the Great War.
After WWI ended, Anna Coleman Ladd returned to the United States and resumed her career as a sculptor.
Anna and Douglass help escaping slaves on the Underground Railway and publish his abolitionist newspaper North Star.
On March 3, 1887, Helen Keller's life changed. Anne Sullivan, a teacher in the art of "finger spelling," agrees to help the Keller family. Perhaps the...
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