Biographies

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart Biography Born on 24 July 1897 at her grandfather’s home in Atchison, Kansas, Amelia Mary Earhart was the…

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Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel Biography Born on 16 June 1890 in Ulverston, Lancashire, England, Arthur Stanley Jefferson, known later to the world…

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Louis Braille

Louis Braille Biography Born on 4 January 1809, Louis Braille was from a small town called Coupvray, which is about…

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Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace Biography Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, was born in London, England, on 10 December 1815. She was…

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Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage Biography Often considered the father of computing, Charles Babbage was an 18th-century polymath, meaning he was a person…

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Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter Biography Helen Beatrix Potter was born on 28 July 1866 in West Brompton, London, England. She had a…

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Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell Biography Bertrand Russell was one of the great thinkers of the 20th century. He was born into the…

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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday Biography Billie Holiday was a well-known American jazz singer who was born on 7 April 1915 as Eleanora…

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Disasters

The 2020 Beirut Explosion

On 4 August 2020, an ordinary summer afternoon in Beirut turned into a scene of devastation. At 6:08 PM local…

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Murder

The Murder of King William II

On 2 August 1100, King William II of England, known as William Rufus, rode into the New Forest for a…

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