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
On the 11th of April, 1951, President Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur from his position as U.S. Supreme Commander during the Korean War. Ye...
By 1886, according to contemporary articles, William Ewart Gladstone (then Great Britains Prime Minister) believed Ireland needed to be independent.
Prince Albert (the future George VI, called "Bertie") had "knock knees." The medical professional had apainful wayof dealing with that condition in th...
Princess Ruth Keelikolani (1826-1883) was a direct descendant of King Kamehameha I. Her first husband (who was Governor of Hawaii) died in a measles ...
John Forbes Nash became a professor while most young people his age were still trying to determine their career paths.
Very bright as a child, John Nash would become a Nobel-Prize-winning mathematician.
This image depicts a marble bust of Ptolemy I Soter (305 BC282 BC), a close friend of Alexander the Great.
P.W. Botha (1916 - 2006) lived to be ninety years old.
Quakers were persecuted in England as well as in Britain's American Colonies. George Fox, who founded the "Society of Friends," was among those persec...
Britain's Queen Mary - known as "May" to her family members - is pictured here with her six children.
Victoria and Albert find privacy on the Isle of Wight, but tragedy strikes when Albert dies at age 42. For years, the Queen stays out of the limelight...
Donna Rachele Mussolini had five children with her flamboyant husband, Benito. She, however, preferred to stay out of the limelight.
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