The life of Lord Dartmouth (1731-1801)
Lord Dartmouth was a philanthropist and statesman whose actions precipitated the American Revolution. He was known as "the good Lord Dartmouth" by his contemporaries....
Hernando de Soto – Conquistador, Explorer, and Economist
The character of Hernando de Soto has alternated between that of a vicious murderer and that of a noble adventurer. Around 1500, he was...
Townshend Acts of 1767
The Townshend Acts of 1767: The British government faced looming debts from the Seven Years' War after the Stamp Act Crisis. The American colonies...
The Howard Pyle Life (1853-1911)
“Everything must have a beginning." Howard Pyle life is quite interesting, which led to a great interest in tales of chivalry and adventure that...
Olaudah Equiano’s Interesting Life Story
This firsthand account of Olaudah Equiano's capture by slavers, his enslavement, and the Middle Passage of 1789 was compiled by Gustavus Vassa the African....
Calusa People: Their Ultimate Fate Remains a Mystery
The Calusa people were cannibals, pirates, master builders, and carvers. Did they, or didn't they? Was it Muskogean-speaking people from the north or some...
The Story of Famine Stela in Egypt
The Famine Stela is an inscription on a 2.5-meter-high by 3-meter-wide granite slab on Sehel Island, close to the Nile near Aswan, Egypt, that...
The Wall of Suitcases
A Polish wall of suitcases belonging to people interned in concentration camps during World War II. A part of a permanent exhibition at the...
Valentina Vassilyeva, The world’s most fertile mother gave birth to 69 children
Valentina Vassilyeva, a Russian woman, holds the record for having given birth to the most children in her lifetime. While reports about families with...
First Licensed Female Doctor in Their Respective Countries 1885
It must be a proud moment for any woman who is the first licensed female doctor in their respective countries. Anandibai Joshi of India,...