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...
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist who was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770. He remains one of the most admired composers in the...
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...
Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. This act of...
Edison’s most famous inventions include the phonograph, motion picture camera and the electric light bulb. Thomas Edison’s record 1,093 patented inventions have greatly improved the world...
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...
Leonardo da Vinci died on Might 2, 1519, at Cloux [now Clos-Lucé], France. He was a Renaissance man who excelled in portray, sculpture, structure, engineering, science,...