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
Millions of readers know C. S. Lewis as the creator of the characters and the imaginary world depicted in "The Chronicles of Narnia."
Hundreds of millions of readers know C. S. Lewis as the creator of the characters and the imaginary world inThe Chronicles of Narnia.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the first major civil rights law since Reconstruction
It is never easy to break the U-boat codes because the Germans change them frequently.
Baseball's first "Colored World Series" takes place in October of 1924. Why did this happen?
The natural-gas compressor station—owned by Pacific Gas & Electric at Hinkley, California—used hexavalent chromium which was discharge...
Wyatt Earp is arrested and charged with the murders of Frank McLaury, Tom McLaury, and Billy Clanton.
The exploding supernova, Crab Nebula, is one of the most-studied of all objects in the sky.
Jesus begins his journey carrying his cross; soldiers strip him, crown him with thorns, and then humiliate him.
Stonewall Jackson falls while carried from the battlefield and later dies from pneumonia.
Pilate tries to reason with Jesus' captors, then orders his punishment and gives him to the soldiers for execution.
On the second floor of this rented house, Thomas Jefferson helps create the Declaration of Independence.
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