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
Captain John Smith could have been very helpful to the Pilgrims as they left their homeland for America. Because they could not afford his services, ...
Captain William Kidd was born in Scotland in 1645 and has an interesting story as a sailor, privateer or pirate. Did the courts judge fairly?
Henry Mucci needs Robert Prince - a man whom he calls my wonderful Captain - to plan the raid on Cabanatuan.
A famous Apache medicine man, often referred to as an Apache chief, Geronimo remained a prisoner of war after his surrender in 1886. The U.S. federal ...
Background on Catherine of Aragon, the first of King Henry VIII's six wives. She was the daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain.
Before she was a Russian ruler, Catherine the Great was the daughter of a minor German prince. Then Empress Elizabeth picked Sophie to marry her heir,...
In the late summer of 1831, Charles Darwin was invited to accompany Captain Robert FitzRoyon avoyage aboard a ship to South America.
Bitterly disagreeing that his country should surrender to the Nazis, in June of 1940, de Gaulle was an outspoken critic of the Vichy regime.
Francis Alexander, an American artist, painted this portrait of Charles Dickens in 1842.
This painting depicts Charles I with his wife, Queen Henrietta Maria (of France) and two of their children: Prince Charles, who later became King Char...
Son of a beheaded British monarch, Charles II was Prince of Wales when his father was executed. At the time, he was living on the Continent.
Charles Messier created a catalog of "objects" in the sky which professional and amateur astronomers still use.
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