William Pitt the Younger (Born on May 28, 1759, in Hayes, Bromley, United Kingdom – Died on January 23, 1806, in Putney, Surrey, England) Is a statesman British in the late 18th and beginning of the 19th century. He became the youngest British Prime Minister when he was elected in 1783 at the age of … Read more
George III of the United Kingdom (Born George William Frederick, June 4, 1738, Died on January 29, 1820) was the King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on January 1, 1801, becoming King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. … Read more
Max Weber (born April 21, 1864, in Erfurt, died on June 14, 1920, in Munich) was a German sociologist and economist. He is considered one of the classics of sociology as well as the entire cultural, social and historical sciences. With his theories and terminology, he had a great influence in particular on the sociology … Read more
Emmett Till was an African American boy who was brutally murdered for racial reasons in the town of Money, Mississippi. His death is remembered as one of the key events that strengthened the nascent US civil rights movement. The main suspects were acquitted but later admitted that they had committed the crime. Till’s mother demanded a … Read more
Dom Pedro I is also known as Peter I (born on October 12, 1798, in Queluz, died on September 24, 1834, in Queluz) was the Emperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal under the name Peter IV in 1826. He came from the Braganza house. Dom Pedro I full name was, in … Read more
Apolinario Mabini (born July 23, 1864, in Tanauan, Died on May 13, 1903, in Manila), also known as the “genius paralyzed” and referred to as the “brain of the revolution“. He was the first Prime Minister of the Philippines. Apolinario Mabini was a Filipino politician and theorist who was the Filipino First Constitution of the … Read more
Maximilian (born Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, on July 6, 1832, in Vienna, – died on June 19. 1867, in Querétaro City) was the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1867). He was the younger brother of Emperor Francis I of Austria. After a distinguished career in the Austrian navy, he accepted Napoleon III’s offer from … Read more
Mary Somerville (Born on December 26, 1780, Jedburgh,- Died on November 28, 1872, Naples) was both a Scottish writer and scientist at a time when women’s participation in science was discouraged. She translated and popularized Laplace’s celestial mechanics and led John Couch Adams to seek and discover the planet Neptune. Quick Facts: Mary Somerville Known … Read more
Fidel Castro (Born August 13, 1926, in Biran (in the province of Holguin) and died on November 25, 2016, in Havana), is a revolutionary and Cuban statesman. He ruled the Republic of Cuba for 49 years as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President of the Council of State and President of … Read more
Timur, better known as Tamerlan (born on April 9, 1336, in Kech, near Shakhrisabz, in present-day Uzbekistan, and died on February 18, 1405, in Otrar) was a Turkish-Mongolian warrior, who was conquered a large part of central and western Asia and founded the Timurid Empire in 1370 which existed until 1507. In just over two … Read more