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

Although Lizzie's documents still exist, a Supreme Court ruling protects the papers of the deceased from the public.

Facts about Bobby's fatal shooting are still in dispute today.

Susan continues to fight for women's suffrage until she dies aged 86, fourteen years before passage of 19th Amendment in 1920.

This lithograph, by John Childs, depicts “Cinque Addressing his Compatriots.” It is online via the U.S. National Archives, courtesy of the...

Learn what happens to the players and staff after the A's 2002 season.

Bodyguards are not protecting President Lincoln when John Wilkes Booth shoots him.

Because no one is sure what has happened to the Tsar's children, people begin to wonder whether some of the family members still survive.

Edward I recommends that John Ballilol becomes king of Scotland because he hopes to divide the country in order to take over.

Edward I recommends that John Ballilol becomes king of Scotland because he hopes to divide the country in order to take over.

Many South Vietnamese people do not support the war and want peace.

Attila, king of the fifth-century Huns, seeking land and empire-building, destroys many towns during his eight-year rule.

One of the most popular actresses during the time of the Third Reich, Bridget von Hammersmark is also a spy.

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