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
Even after he was arrested in New York City, during 1935, Victor Lustig was not-yet finished with his lifetime as a con man.
By the time people knew Robert Miller as Count Victor Lustig, the con man was a master at deceiving people with his money-box schemes.
Forced to flee France, because he "sold" the Eiffel Tower to unsuspecting Parisian scrap-metal dealers, Victor Lustig returns to Prohibition-Era Ameri...
A con man who twice sold the Eiffel Tower, for scrap, Victor Lustig (also known as "Tricky Vic") spent a career hoodwinking people for money.
There is bad blood between the Earps, the Clantons, and the McLaurys.
King James lives a dramatic life with literary aspirations and rumors about his relationships with the men in his court.
A British ship and David Balme, a sailor, capture U-110 and its Enigma machine and code.
The British ship, HMS Aubretia, spots U-110's periscope and drops depth charges to disable the German submarine.
The British do not want the Germans to know they have the Enigma Machine, and its code books, so they tow the U-110 to Iceland where it eventually sin...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his twin sister Sabine were born in Breslau, Germany on February 4, 1906. An extremely bright young man, he shocked his family...
Trained to conduct salvage missions, Brashear and his team aboard the USS Hoist go to retrieve the missing hydrogen bomb.
Americans land on Utah Beach, one of five Normandy beaches attacked on D-day.
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