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Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer who traveled to the New World on at least two occasions and was the first to recognize the Americas as separate ...
Adam Smith, a Scottish social philosopher, and political economist who was born in 1723 is known as the Father of Modern Economics for establishing the ...
The prototypical Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was a painter, sculptor, architect, writer, anatomist, geologist, astronomer, botanist, ...
On July 26, 1727, in the little village of Maldon, Essex, United Kingdom, Horatio Gates was born. In 1745, Horatio enlisted in the British Army thanks to the ...
Hideki Tojo, who served as Japan's prime minister during World War II, is best known for having approved the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, which ...
The Titanic is the tragic final trip of Captain Edward Smith's illustrious seagoing career, and it is for this reason that he is most well-known. Our readers ...
After Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, historian Alfred Crosby invented the phrase "Columbian Exchange" to describe the enormous exchange ...
One of the most well-known American politicians of the second half of the 20th century was Richard Nixon. Nixon made his political debut shortly after World ...
The Republic of Bolivia and the Gran Colombia were established by the military and political figure Simon Bolivar, a native of Venezuela. Present-day Colombia, ...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and one of the most renowned humanitarians to hold the position, served as a bridge between the ...
The son of a farmer, Alexander Fleming was raised in Scotland before moving to London to attend the St. Mary's Hospital Medical School. He assisted Sir Almroth ...
Republican politician Horace Mann (1796–1859) was a free thinker and one of the key pioneers in the American educational reform movement. Mann's life goal was ...
Not only was Phillis Wheatley the first published African American woman, but was also one of the first published American women poets. She was lucky to find ...
Some of us associate Britney Spears with her memorable first single, "...Baby One More Time." The song propelled the 16-year-old pop singer to the top of the ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson, a writer, lecturer, poet, and Transcendentalist thinker, was born in Boston in 1803. Emerson, known as the “Sage of Concord” wrote ...
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Gustave Eiffel was one of the most significant French figures. He not only created the Eiffel Tower, but he also made ...
Although Robert Frost passed away on January 29, 1963, more than fifty years ago, his poetry continue to be relevant today, inspiring writers ranging from ...