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
Photograph of Maude Adams as Peter Pan, taken in October, 1916.
Max Schmelling was a German boxer who had great success in the ring. He also helped Jewish people who were threatened by Nazi policies.
Meningitis occurs when the meninges (the membrane linings of the brain and spinal cord) become inflamed.
Poem on communication, by Carole Bos.
The rifle featured in this video clip, from the National Firearms Museum, is a Girandoni System Austrian Repeating Air Rifle.
Meyer Lansky, according to people who knew him, built his "business" on his word.
When he was arrested for illegal gambling, Meyer Lansky did not want to testify against his friends.
In December of 1508, Michelangelo wrote a sonnet about what it was like for him to paint the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.
This clip is from The Agony and the Ecstasy, a 1965 film about the Italian artist Michelangelo and his incredible:sculptures (such as the Moses, David...
Miles (Myles) Standish was a British military man who was born in Lancashire around 1584. He assisted the Pilgrims.
Eyewitnesses saw a plane land on Mili Atoll in July of 1937. Could it have been Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan?
Minoru Genda was the Japanese officer who planned the Pearl Harbor attack. He was later given America's highest honor awarded to foreigners.
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