Porfirio Diaz or José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori (Born on 15 September 1830 – Died on 2 July 1915) was a Mexican dictator and politician, who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from 1876 to 1911. Those periods, in the history of Mexico, also known as the … Read more
Frederick the Great or Frederick II (Born on 24 January 1712 – Died on 17 August 1786) was a 3rd Prussian king and military leader who ruled the Kingdom of Prussia from 1740 until 1786, at the age of 46 years, he was the longest-serving king of any House of Hohenzollern. His most significant achievements … Read more
Sidney Poitier (Born on February 20, 1927, in Florida, U.S.)was an American actor, film director, diplomat, and the first black male Oscar winner for the Best Leading Actor, also recognized as the first black movie star. Poitier served as the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan from 1997 to 2007. In 1963, Poitier became the first black … Read more
The Kingdom of Prussia was a European state that existed from 1701 to 1918. Ruled throughout its existence by the Franconian branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, it was originally centered in Brandenburg-Prussia. However, and mainly thanks to its military power, it managed to expand territorially. At the end of the Austro-Prussian War, he had achieved … Read more
The Medici Family (Founded in 1230 – Dissolved in 1743) were a powerful and influential family of the Renaissance in Florence, Founded by Giambuono de’ Medici. Whose members included four popes: Leo X, Pius IV, Clement VII, and Leo XI; two queens of France: Marie de Medici and Catherine de Medici; and numerous Florentine leaders, … Read more
Peter III of Russia (Born on February 21, 1728 – Died on July 17, 1762) was the Emperor of Russia from January to July 1762. Peter III was a very unpopular emperor in Russia for his pro- Prussian policies. After a six-month reign, he was dethroned and assassinated by his German wife, Catherine the Great, … Read more
Serfdom – is a system of slavery-related to the status of farmers under the feudal system, especially in Manorialism. Serfdom major developments in Europe in the 10th century the mid-Middle Ages and continued until the mid-19th century, the financial bondage or variation of slavery practice of slavery as a condition for farmers. Serfs used their … Read more
Pericles (Born on c. 495 BC, in Athens, Greece – Died on 429 BC, in Athens, Greece) was the city’s leading statesman, a skilled general, a patron of the arts, and an orator without peers. Under his leadership, Athens flourished almost unlike any other city in history. It is no surprise, then, that Pericles became … Read more
Qin Shi Huang (Born on February 18, 259 BC – Died on September 10, 210 BC) sometimes he is called chain Shi Huang, and sometimes Shi Huang di, sometimes he is called Yin Zhang, and other times Zhao Zhang. They all refer to the same person regardless of the moniker the man behind the name … Read more
Peter The Great or Peter Alekseyevich Romanov (Born on June 9, 1672, in Moscow – Died on February 8, 1725, in Saint Petersburg) is the last Tsar of Russia since 1682 and the founder of the Great Russian Empire. Peter the Great was, perhaps, the most important ruler in Russian history. He took a kingdom … Read more