The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a secret American research effort during World War II that produced the first atomic bombs. A vast scientific and…
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The Black Death
The Black Death was a devastating plague that swept through Europe, Asia, and North Africa in the mid 1300s, killing tens of millions of people. One…
World War II
World War II (1939 to 1945) was the deadliest and most widespread conflict in human history, involving most of the world's nations and claiming an…
The Titanic
The Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in 1912 on its very first voyage after striking an iceberg, killing about 1,500 people. The disaster…
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill (1874 to 1965) was a British statesman who served as Prime Minister during the Second World War and led the United Kingdom through…
Barack Obama
Barack Obama (born 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States, from 2009 to 2017. The first Black…
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 to 1997) was a member of the British royal family who became one of the most famous and beloved women in the world.…
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart (1897 to disappeared 1937) was an American aviation pioneer and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. A daring record…
Malcolm X
Malcolm X (1925 to 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist, one of the most influential and controversial figures of the…
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa (1910 to 1997) was a Catholic nun who devoted her life to caring for the poorest and the dying in India and around the world. Honoured…
Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa (ruled around 1312 to 1337) was the ruler of the West African Empire of Mali at its height, and is often described as one of the…
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks (1913 to 2005) was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger helped spark a landmark…
Confucius
Confucius (551 to 479 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ideas about ethics, family, and good government shaped Chinese civilization for…
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 to 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose during the French Revolution to become Emperor of the French…
The Origin of the Etruscans
The Etruscans were a sophisticated people who flourished in ancient Italy before Rome rose to power, leaving rich art and a language unlike any…
How the Pyramids Were Built
The Great Pyramids of Egypt are among the most astonishing structures ever built, yet exactly how the ancient Egyptians raised them, with millions of…
The Origins of Modern Humans
Where and how our own species, Homo sapiens, arose is a question of intense scientific interest. The broad outline, an African origin, is well…
Why the Neanderthals Died Out
Neanderthals were a species of ancient humans who lived across Europe and Asia for hundreds of thousands of years before disappearing around 40,000…
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 to 1968) was an American Baptist minister and the most prominent leader of the civil rights movement, which fought to…
Cleopatra
Cleopatra (69 to 30 BC) was the last active ruler of ancient Egypt, a shrewd and highly educated queen whose alliances with the most powerful men of…
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