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
John Hancock's signature is about the only signature still legible on the highly faded document. Is the story about its signing true or legend?
John Hancock was 39 years old, in 1776, when he was President of the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. He helped to fun...
John Jay, one of America's founding fathers, was also the country's first Chief Justice (of the U.S. Supreme Court).
Who was John Locke, the British philosopher who was so influential on America’s “Founding Fathers?” Meet Locke and read some of his most-famous...
When John Nash was only 19 years old, his Professor at Carnegie Institute of Technology recommended him to the Math Department at Princeton by calling...
John Wilkes Booth died four hours after Sgt. Boston Corbett shot him at Garrett's farm.
Dr. Jonas Salkgave a lengthy interview toEdward R. Murrowto explain how his polio vaccine would work.
Jos Flaugier created a portrait of Joseph Bonaparte, circa 1809. It is depicted in this image.
In 1938, Joseph Patrick Kennedy is appointed Ambassador to Great Britain - a position for which he'd heavily lobbied. He takes his wife, and five of ...
Until the 1960s, English translations were not completely faithful to Jules Verne's famous writings. How did this happen?
Julia Howe (1819-1910) was feeling discouraged when she visited the city of Washington, D.
Despite the danger all around him, Julien Bryan continues to film and photograph Hitler's invasion of Poland, including the devastation in Warsaw.
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