We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
It is never easy to break the U-boat codes because the Germans change them frequently.
Harriet Tubman began to conduct slave escapes using the Undergound Railroad.
Conspiracy charges against Mary Surratt, David Herold, George Atzerodt and Lewis Payne lead to a death sentence for each of the accused..
Wyatt Earp is arrested and charged with the murders of Frank McLaury, Tom McLaury, and Billy Clanton.
The exploding supernova, Crab Nebula, is one of the most-studied of all objects in the sky.
Twenty men and one 14-year-old cabin boy leave Nantucket, aboard a whaleship called Essex. They plan to fill the barrels in their cargo hold with oil ...
Jesus begins his journey carrying his cross, after being stripped, crowned with thorns, and humiliated.
Jesus begins his journey carrying his cross; soldiers strip him, crown him with thorns, and then humiliate him.
When Jesus brings his friend Lazarus back from the dead, the plot to kill him begins.
Sir Walter Raleigh serves Elizabeth until her death in March 1603; he is then beheaded for treason by her successor, King James I.
Stonewall Jackson falls while carried from the battlefield and later dies from pneumonia.
Former Tsar Nicholas, his wife, his son, his four daughters and four of their assistants are shot in the cellar of their exiled home.
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