Famous People Chapters

People who change the world may, or may not, be famous in their own lifetimes. Often it takes years for others to understand forward-thinking contributions. This collection introduces you to some of the world's most-famous people

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is set in real and fictional places in Sweden.

Today, Port Royal is a place for underwater study to view remnants of the pirate culture.

Chapter 2 of Mother Teresa: Caring for the Poor

Mandela wants all people of South Africa to unite and believes support for the rugby team will bring the country together.

Poe's bloody detective stories begin to mirror real life, including his wife's diagnosis of tuberculosis.

At 27, Poe falls in love with his cousin Virginia, whom he marries when she is 13.

Since Bonhoeffer's death, German churches have had to explain why they did not speak out against Hitler.

As scholars try to understand why organized churches did little to resist Hitler and his Third Reich, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the young Lutheran pastor, ...

Critics charge that Judge Hunt denied Susan not only her right to vote, but also her right to a trial by jury.

While waiting for Stalin to arrive, President Truman writes of the devastation in Berlin.

Churchill proves himself as he leads his country to victory, but is voted out of office in 1940.

Jesus predicts his own death, causing many to doubt that he is the Messiah.

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