Benazir Bhutto was a charismatic leader who was known for her liberal views and her efforts to promote democracy in Pakistan. She was also known for...
Indira Gandhi was an Indian politician who was the first female prime minister of India, serving for three consecutive terms (1966–77) and a fourth term from...
Beethoven’s hearing began to deteriorate in his late twenties and he became completely deaf by his forties. Despite this, he continued to compose some of his most...
Johnson was a fourth-generation Texas rancher who became the 36th president of the United States upon the death of his predecessor John F. Kennedy. He inherited a...
Parks turned a NAACP activist in 1943 and took part in a number of excessive profile civil rights circumstances. She was awarded quite a few honors for...
John Paul II was a very influential figure in the Catholic Church and the world at large. He was known for his strong stance against communism...
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. His parents were Sara Delano and James Roosevelt. He was the only child of wealthy...
Van Gogh’s life was marked by poverty and mental illness. He suffered from depression and anxiety throughout his life and was hospitalized several times. In 1890, he died...
Jawaharlal Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. He was elected as a president of the congress for...
Queen Victoria was born on Could 24, 1819. Her mother and father had been Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She married Prince Albert...