Historical Figures

Born in Kentucky on February 12, 1806, and raised on the prairie, young Abraham Lincoln was self-educated and later on became a lawyer. Lincoln's father, Thomas, was a devoted father and hard worker w…

At the age of 24, Charlotte Corday had a promising life ahead as a Revolutionary until she decided to kill Jean-Paul Marat.Charlotte Corday deserves a place in history because like other feminine hero…

The Jacksonian Democracy is an accurate name for this time period because of Jackson's background that led to his success in earning the respect of the people, improving voting rules, and getting elec…

Michelangelo was a very passionate person. He had passion in his early years, towards his artworks and even in his final days. He loved art from his earliest years and even worked during his latter da…

Vladimir Putin took over Russia May 7, 2000, over one hundred years after the last tsar of Russia was crowned. Although Putin and Tsar Nicholas II are from very different Russian eras, Putinism draws …

Christopher Columbus's discovery of the new world was detrimental to the people and animals living there. Christopher Columbus created many irreversible effects on not only the Natives or Indigenous …

There are many different qualities that good leaders have had throughout history, and even today. Good leaders need qualities like being morally right, sound minded, they need to be able to inspire ot…

Gandhi was a very wise man who accomplished many things, all of them in the right direction toward a more peaceful world. He protested many flaws in society with nonviolent actions that changed the w…

In the late second century BCE, Spartacus was born and raised in Thrace, modern-day northern Macedonia; a region seen by the nearby Greeks and Romans as uncivilized and barbaric (Mark). Consequently, …

"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. " These were words spoken by none…