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.
Hubble telescope is a high power space telescope which orbits the Earth.
During the Tampa Bay Devil Rays tryouts, thirty-five year-old Morris throws 98 mph pitches.
Fisher authors his own life's story and screen play.
After the death of Henri IV, Cardinal Richelieu advises the new young King Louis XIII, and life for the Huguenots gets worse.
The British government in South Africa enacts race-based laws to oppress blacks in the country.
St. Bernard believes that Purgatory is an actual place where a person's soul goes after death.
The world watches on TV as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin take mankind's first steps on the moon.
The American public loves President McKinley, who is intelligent, who loves his wife, and has an appealing personality.
Britons seek help from Angles, Saxons, and Jutes to keep out invaders, but those invited foreigners soon become invading intruders.
Legend says when Ivan sees St. Basil he is overwhelmed with its beauty and orders the architect be blinded so the cathedral can never be outdone.
Key, greatly relieved about the outcome of the battle, writes a poem about it. Soon thereafter, his words are set to the tune of a popular song.
DNA and skeletal evidence prove that uncovered remains belong to the Romanov family and their staff.
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