Biography

According to some legends, Homer was blind.

Shakespeare’s lineage died out 25 years after his death.

During World War II, he became the scientific director of the Manhattan Project.

Pompey himself, after his defeat at Pharsalos in 48 BC, fled to Egypt.

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

As part of his work duties, he began his first oceanic trading voyages to England, Madeira and Guinea.

He was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean.

After his return from Vienna, Chopin spent a week in Puturzyn at the home of his friend, Tytus Woyciechowski, and then travelled to Kalisz, where he spent the last three days in his home country.

Chopin's first public concert took place at the Radziwiłł Palace (now the Presidential Palace) in 1818.

The series "Servant of the People" was quickly removed from the schedule of Russian television, having been previously censored.