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.
A con man who twice sold the Eiffel Tower, for scrap, Victor Lustig (also known as "Tricky Vic") spent a career hoodwinking people for money.
William Still, a freeborn black man and Father of the Underground Railroad, shares accounts of slaves who take the passage to freedom.
After lying low for a while, Jesus leads a procession into Jerusalem for Passover.
There is bad blood between the Earps, the Clantons, and the McLaurys.
A British ship and David Balme, a sailor, capture U-110 and its Enigma machine and code.
The HMS Aubretia and David Balme, a young sailor, capture U-110's Enigma Machine and a sealed code book for the upcoming month of June, 1941.
The British ship, HMS Aubretia, spots the U-110's periscope and drops depth charges to disable the submarine.
It is never easy to break the codes because the Germans change them frequently; finally the British learn to decode important weather signals.
Learn about Umbria and Tuscany, the regions in the center of Italy.
On April 30, 1789, George Washington becomes America's president. He is unanimously elected for his first term of office (as he was for his second).
Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his twin sister Sabine were born in Breslau, Germany on February 4, 1906. An extremely bright young man, he shocked his family...
There were not enough planes and guns to defend the Philippines from the Japanese.
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