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
In the election of 1910, many Irish nationalists were elected to Parliament.
Robert Louis Stevenson lived at Skerrymore Cottage, in Bournemouth, when he wrote "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." It was here that he destr...
Socrates, a leading Greek philosopher, was the teacher of Plato (who was the teacher of Aristotle).
Einstein's discovery of the theory of relativity.
Takeo Yoshikawa provided detailed charts to the Japanese Imperial High Command, as depicted in this recovered document.
After the Battle of Waterloo was over, people were stunned at the number of casualties. It was Napoleon's final military effort.
Stanley Baldwin - also known as 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley - is Britain's Prime Minister during Edward VIII's abdication crisis. He opposes the King...
Stephen Bantu Biko (1946-1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who died, under suspicious circumstances, while in police custody.
Before he became a famous novelist, Stieg Larsson was a passionate journalist who exposed extremism. He cofounded EXPO, a model for the fictional
It is believed that Peter died in Rome, outside the city limits at Nero's Circus, and was buried in a nearby cemetery.
Mary White Ovington (1865-1951) became very concerned about civil rights in America after she heard Frederick Douglass speak in a Brooklyn church duri...
General Sam Houston suffered a serious injury in the battle which led to the surrender of Santa Anna.
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