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
When the Pilgrims left Leiden, they began their journey to America on the Vliet Canal (sometimes referred to as the Vliet River).
Determined that Marie Antoinette would be condemned to death, French-Revolution leaders put her through a trial on October 14, 1793.
No one can be totally sure that the rock depicted in this image - known as Plymouth Rock - is really the stepping stone on which William Bradford (and...
Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov, Commander of the USSRs 62nd Army, was at Stalingrad during one of the worlds most-deadly battles.
Get to know the current pope of the Catholic Church: "Cool Pope" Francis
When Pope Gregory VII was born, circa 1025, his family lived near Sovana (which was then part of the Papal States).
Henry Morgan was born in Wales but is most-known for his escapades as a buccaneer.
Attending the Potsdam Conference in Europe, President Truman wanted to avoid dropping an atomic bomb over Japan until he had left the meetings.
Beethoven premiered his 9th Symphony on May 7, 1824 in Vienna. Deafness prohibited him from conducting, but Beethoven was on stage for the first time ...
President William Jefferson Clinton posthumously awarded Cesar Chavez a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994.
Life was not easy for President Johnson and Robert McNamara (Johnson's Secretary of Defense) as the Vietnam War dragged on.
Photographic image of Ida Saxton McKinley who married William McKinley on January 25, 1871at the First Presbyterian Church in Canton, Ohio.
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