Marco Polo is one of the most famous explorers we know today. At the age of 17, he left Venice, his birth city, and traveled the Silk Road to China. There, he met the Great Ruler Kublai Khan. Marco spent years traveling through China and the East. He wrote his stories into a book, one … Read more
James Madison served as the fourth President of the United States of America, from 1809 to 1817. During his eight-year tenure as President, he made major contributions to the ramification of the Constitution. Along with Alexander Hamilton, he wrote The Federalist Papers. Many refer to Madison as the Father of the Constitution. What are some … Read more
The first thing you think when you hear the name Richard Nixon is the Watergate scandal. That event marked the life and career of Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States. And while many might consider him a bad president because of it, Nixon achieved quite a lot before Watergate. Richard remains the … Read more
Thanks to David McCullough’s book and the HBO mini-series documenting the life of John Adams, the public got to know the former president. Among the founding fathers, Adams is one of the forgotten ones. The reality is that he served between two legends of American History, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. And discovering them is … Read more
Born as James Earl Carter Jr. in October 1924, Jimmy Carter is an American politician and philanthropist. He served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Before that, he served as a Georgia State Senator from 1963 to 1967 and as the 76th governor of Georgia. After leaving the presidency, … Read more
Jackie Robinson will remain remembered as the first African-American professional baseball player. He broke the barrier on April 15, 1947. Jackie joined the Brooklyn Dodgers breaking the baseball color line for Major League. And that is only one of the many accomplishments by Jackie Robinson. When the Dodgers signed him, they started the end of … Read more
The name Isaac Newton goes hand in hand with science. Arguably one of the greatest minds in the history of science, Isaac contributed some of the fundamental basics to physics and other fields. Newton came up with the ideas about motion and gravity, two fundamental parts of the science of physics. He also helped develop … Read more
Helen Keller wrote a total of 12 published books and several articles. And she did it all by overcoming her disabilities. That made her a celebrity at an early age. At the age of 11, she wrote The Frost King. And she did after losing her sight. The unprecedented accomplishments by Helen Keller make her … Read more
George W. Bush, born in 1946, served as the 43rd president of the United States. He remained in office from 2001 to 2009. As a member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Born into the Bush family, George had a long line of people … Read more
It is a rarity that a First Lady reaches almost the same level of popularity as her husband. Jackie Kennedy managed to do it. But Eleanor Roosevelt did it first. These two are among the most popular women in history. And among the most influential as well. What made Eleanor Roosevelt so popular? For starters, … Read more