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
In 1775, Francis Marion was elected to South Carolina's Provincial Congress.
Franklin D. Roosevelt contracts (1921) and deals with Polio until his death (1945).
Working for his patrons, the Esterhazy family, Haydn has a room at theirpalace in Eisenstadt(in theeastern partof Austria) and atEsterhaza(innorthwest...
Beethoven's surviving letters tell us more about his deafness. He appears to have first confided his "secret" to a person he could trust.
France celebrates "Bastille Day" every July 14th. Learn more about it with this humorous video clip from "Horrible Histories."
Considered one of the greatest piano composers who ever lived, Chopin liked to perform for small, private audiences.
Continuing with his theories on motion, Galileo used a horse to demonstrate that the Earth moves.
Galileo Galilei was born at a time when people believed the sun revolved around the earth - a theory originally proposed by Aristotle.
Forced by the Church to give-up working on astronomical matters, Galileo returns to his experiments on the laws of motion.
When Galileo began to experiment with his new telescope, by pointing it to the sky, he made the world's first astronomical observations.
Gandhi urged a national strike after he returned to his country. The Amritsar Massacre soon followed.
Gandhi referred to South Africa as his second home, and it was there that the young lawyer decided to non-violently oppose a racially motivated law.
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