Politicians

Nov 24, 2008

Maximilien Robespierre

By: Jason Chavis

Maximilien Robespierre was the man who led the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution. more...

Oct 18, 2008

Sir Robert Peel

By: Barry Vale

Robert Peel is remembered as being the founder of the Conservative Party in Britain. Many of his contemporaries regarded his terms as Prime Minister as partial successes. more...

Oct 10, 2008

Historian Theodore Roosevelt

By: William L. Wunder

There were many sides to Theodore Roosevelt, one of them was the historian. In that role, through his research and writings, he made a great impact. more...

Jul 22, 2008

Thomas More and Heresy

By: John Edward Fahey

Despite being remembered as the Saintly victim of King Henry VIII, Thomas More was a devoted enemy of Protestants, Lutherans and anti-Catholics everywhere. more...

Jun 30, 2008

Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

By: Martha R. Gore

Barbara Jordan was the first African-American woman to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives, the Texas State Senate and United States Congress. more...

Jun 26, 2008

Karl Marx and Communism

By: Stephanie Cox

Karl Marx was a revolutionary economist. His communist manifesto was followed by dozens of countries during its peak popularity. Today only a handful remain. more...

Jun 26, 2008

Robert Moses

By: Lee Gjertsen

Robert Moses was a master builder responsible for many of the major public works in New York and his philosophies shaped the urban landscape of the 20th century. more...

Apr 15, 2008

Eighth President Martin Van Buren

By: Anya Laurence

A brief outline of Martin Van Buren's early life in Kinderhook, New York, with photos of his home. more...

Apr 8, 2008

Governor Sir James Douglas

By: William Silvester

Born the son of a Glasgow merchant James Douglas worked his way through the ranks to become the governor of British Columbia. more...

Mar 15, 2008

Marquis de Pombal

By: William Silvester

Sebastiao de Melo, son of a country squire became the most powerful man in Portugal more...

Mar 1, 2008

Richard Nixon's First Engagement

By: Anya Laurence

Long before Richard Nixon married Patricia Ryan and went on to the US Presidency, he had been engaged to a young woman who was a fellow student at Whittier High School. more...

Feb 18, 2008

Cromwell's Spymaster

By: John Richard Roberts

Through his network of spies and control of the Post Office, John Thurloe thwarted numerous attempts on Cromwell's life. more...

Jan 11, 2008

Mao Zedong

By: Scott Hayden

Born into a Hunanese peasant family, Mao Zedong went on to become the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. more...

Jan 8, 2008

Varina Howell Davis

By: Anya Laurence

Some interesting facts about the First Lady of the Confederacy, Varina Howell Davis...from her early days in Mississippi to her last years in New York City. more...

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