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
A man of contrasts who owned slaves, Thomas Jefferson declared that all men were born equal.
Before the Civil War erupted, Thomas Jonathon Jackson was a professor at VMI (Virginia Military Institute).
A scholar with impressive credentials, Thomas More becomes Lord Chancellor. That is before he disagrees with Henry VIII's position on papal authority ...
Tommy John, a Major-League pitcher, is known as much for a surgical procedure named after him as he is for his MLB career.
According to the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Washington's troops were poorly clothed and hungry when they attacked at Trenton. Confident tha...
Image of a drawing depicting a scene at the trial of Louis XVI when the charges against him were read to the court.
Tsar Alexander I, of Russia, was known as an enigmatic ruler during his lifetime and as "Blessed Alexander" in Russian history. He led his country dur...
Tsar Nicholas II with his heir, Tsarevitch Alexei, together with Prince George (later George V) and his son Edward (later the Duke of Windsor).
Image of a political cartoon called Church of the Heavenly Antenna by Herb Block and published by the Washington Post on March 26, 1987.
Tyler Stanger was a flight instructor who owned and operated Stang-AIR based at Brackett Field in La Verne, California. He was flying with Cody Lidle ...
The general who helped the North win the American Civil War was working in his father's leather store (in Galena, Illinois) when the fighting began. S...
Joseph Hooker was known as an arrogant man. Although he was a leading Union General, President Lincoln had to make a decision whether to keep Hooker i...
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