Ideally, we spent one-third of our life sleeping. The 7-9 hours we should spend sleeping every day help our body to heal itself, activate the immune system, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
After Christopher Columbus landed in the New World in 1492, historian Alfred Crosby invented the phrase "Columbian Exchange" to describe the enormous exchange ...
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 ...
You might not know much about Benjamin Netanyahu if you are not interested in world politics. As the former Israeli prime minister and a vociferous advocate ...
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley was an English scientist best known for foreseeing the orbit of the comet that would subsequently bear his name. Although he is best ...
Martin Van Buren, the first President of the United States to be a naturalized citizen, was born in Kinderhook, New York. Despite coming from a poor home, he ...
Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius is renowned for his valiant actions against the Germans and the Parthians. His philosophical mind is often praised for making him ...
The heart and soul of South Korea are Seoul. This city is well-known for some wonderful things and holds a number of records. Seoul is a leading city in every ...
Despite his popularity, there are many things that the world does not know about Bill Gates, the man behind the American multinational company Microsoft. If ...
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 ...