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
See the instrument - an azimuthal quadrant - which Johannes Hevelius used to study the heavens ... and get accurate readings ... with the naked eye. ...
Irish school children, in the 1960s, tell the story of St. Patrick (of St. Patrick's Day).
On the 70th anniversary of VJ Day, people still wonder whether Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, was responsible for Japan's role in WWII. To his people, Hi...
Scientists working for Hitler's Third Reich continued to work, after the war, but for the United States. Historians believe that the U.S. rocket progr...
When Beethoven arrived in Vienna, in November of 1792 - after he'd left Bonn for good - the city was still one of the most sophisticated in Europe.
The day after he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, in December of 1986, Elie Wiesel gave a Nobel lecture entitled "Hope, Despair and Memory."
Still a national hero in Britain, Lord Horatio Nelson helps to save his country from invasion.
One of her most famous poems - "How Do I Love Thee?" - was first published in 1850. Elizabeth wrote it while she was dating Robert Browning.
General Washington wanted to capture the turn-coat Benedict Arnold. To help him achieve that goal, he needed John Champe (a trusted Patriot) to fake h...
Shakespeare, who died 400 years ago, was a master with words, including insults. Let's examine some of his most-biting.
Hugh Alexander, portrayed by Matthew Goode in "The Imitation Game," was a British chess champion who was recruited to be a code breaker at Bletchely P...
Still the youngest-ever Nobel Laureate for Literature, Rudyard Kipling was enormously popular during his lifetime.
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