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Tuesday, 21 April 2026
32 facts about Peter the Great
32 facts about Peter the Great
The first Emperor of all Russia
Peter the Great is considered one of Russia's greatest rulers. He was a great reformer, strategist, and builder who was the first of the tsars to trav ...

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Christopher Columbus
Columbus Day is celebrated in many countries in the Americas, and in Spain.
It commemorates the discovery of America on October 12, 1492. The unofficial celebration of this hol ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Tsarina Catherine the Great called Kosciuszko a "beast."
General Nathanael Greene (General of the Continental Army during the War of American Independence) called him "a master of his profession."
John Sutter
Founding Sacramento turned out to be a success.
This made John Sutter jealous and bitter, which was reflected in his relationship with son. All vent ...
Charles Darwin
The birds of the Galapagos Islands gave him the opportunity to think about the origin of species.
In 1835 Darwin arrived in the Galapagos Islands, where he spent two months. There he discovered a fa ...
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was given special care at the Medici court by Lorenzo de'Medici, who was interested in his work.
He provided him with an apartment on the palace grounds, an education, and a steady salary.
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s works cannot attribute to any era. He was a breakthrough artist, and we can place him between the Renaissance and the Baroque.
He created new poetics of drama and broke existing conventions, leaving behind ageless works. His be ...
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon's initial military successes in Malta and Lower Egypt were followed by the destruction of the French fleet by Admiral Nelson's squadron of English ships at the mouth of the Nile.
The interference of Turkish troops in the conflict and the seizure of Malta by the English forced the French to capitulate in 1801.
Salvador Dali
He loved ripping money off of naive people.
The closest friend, confidant and muse of the artist Amanda Lear recalls that John Lennon's widow, Y ...
Michelangelo
Lodovico felt that he was special because of his count connections.
His family pride and love of spending money passed on to his children.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
He is a wealthy person.
When registering as a presidential candidate, he submitted a declaration of assets showing that he o ...