Biography

Garros was able to escape from captivity. He rejoined the French air force and managed to shoot down another plane.

Grigori Rasputin was a Russian peasant claiming to be an Orthodox monk, a mystic, and a favorite of the family of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov.

Peter I's trip to Western Europe is described by chronicles as one of the "milestones" of his reign.

In the political life of Poland at the time, a group of activists pushing the need for reform played an increasingly important role.

After the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer became very popular. He gave lectures all over the country, talking about the responsible use of atomic energy.

Shakespeare’s mother came from the wealthy Arden family, well-known in Warwickshire.

Michelangelo loved Florence, but his most exciting assignments were in Rome.

Her religious and political neutrality secured her the respect of both the imperial governor of Egypt, Orestes, and the bishop of Alexandria, Theophilus.

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

When Constantine returned from the eastern front to Nicomedia in the spring of 303, he witnessed the beginning of Diocletian's "great persecution," the most severe persecution of Christians in Roman history.