Historical Biographies
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By: Scott Hayden
This Italian immigrant used a long running get rich quick scam to make millions of dollars. more...
In: Historical Biographies (general)
A brief look at the life of Mary Wollstonecraft, English Feminist pioneer and writer, social campaigner and mother of Mary Shelley. more...
In: Historical Biographies (general)
By: Anya Laurence
A brief look at the man who helped to reform and revise the codes of civil, criminal and common law in the state of New York. more...
In: Monarchs
After his country was overrun by Napoleon, Pedro and his family fled to Brazil where he would in time become emperor and king of Portugal. more...
In: Inventors
By: Anya Laurence
A brief look at the life and career of Frederick Upham Adams who became known as one of the most ingenious designers of machinery in the West. more...
Eighth President Martin Van Buren
In: Politicians
By: Anya Laurence
A brief outline of Martin Van Buren's early life in Kinderhook, New York, with photos of his home. more...
In: Military Leaders
By: Karen Reams
Joseph Stalin is surprised and unprepared when Hitler breaks their treaty of non-aggression and invades Russia. more...
In: Monarchs
Belgium's queen has been compared to Princess Diana for her beauty, her caring for others and her tragic death. more...
The Evonne Goolagong Cawley Story
In: Historical Biographies (general)
By: Jo Murphy
Daughter of a poor Aborigine sheep shearer, Evonne Goolagong remained resilient and committed as she battled against the odds in the world of professional tennis. more...
By: Karen Reams
Ilse Koch, known as the 'Bitch of Buchenwald', terrorized the prisoners at the Buchenwald concentration camp with her psychotic and sadist behavior. more...
