Biography

When Congress paid him the outstanding money, even though his financial situation was not the best, he used the entire amount he received to buy freedom and educate the colored population.

In 1913, Tesla patented a bladeless disc turbine - his 100th patent.

Although he refused to learn to play the cello, years later, he admitted that music lessons contributed to his writing style, as evidenced by the contrapuntal structure of the novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”

The emperor's body was placed in a golden coffin decorated with imperial purple, transported to Constantinople, and placed in the imperial palace.

Rasputin's influence at the Tsar's court significantly increased after the outbreak of World War I.

Jane Austen was an expert at brewing spruce beer.

He was the first commander of the Roman army to succeed in crossing the Channel.

Austen's works have repeatedly inspired filmmakers.

Michelangelo began his artistic career as a painter and then devoted the last thirty years to sculpture.

Eugene Adrien Roland Georges Garros was a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot.