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Tuesday, 31 March 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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Robert Oppenheimer
When Ernest Rutherford introduced him to the Danish Nobel laureate Niels Bohr at a university conference, he was delighted and the conversation with him restored his confidence in his own abilities and skills. He decided to pursue theoretical physics.
He chose to go to the world center of theoretical physics - the University of Göttingen, where he co ...
Salvador Dali
The artist worked on increasing his creativity.
One day he figured out how to remember his dreams. He fell asleep with spoon in his hand over a tin ...
Homer
According to tradition, Homer died in old age on the island of Chios.
Hypatia
The exact date of Hypatia's birth is not known.
She was probably born around 355 or 370. Such dates are given in her biographies, written by ancient scholars decades after her death. Most modern scholars believe that Hypatia was born in 370.
Amadeus Mozart
The performances of talented children brought splendor and, above all, material benefits to the family.
Practically all of Amadeus' childhood was spent traveling and giving concerts at European courts, wh ...
Abraham Lincoln
On one hand, Lincoln was against slavery. On the other, however, opposed the idea of granting civil rights to Afro-Americans, and suggested emigration to Africa and Latin America.
Ludwig van Beethoven
He was the forerunner of romanticism in music.
His works cover the transition from the classical period to the romantic era in classical music.
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla was an American engineer of Serbian descent.
He was an electrical engineer, designer, inventor, and visionary.
Napoleon Bonaparte
In 1813, Napoleon suffered defeat in the "battle of nations" at Leipzig - the largest battle in the history of the Napoleonic Wars.
It was a war between French troops led by Napoleon and the troops of the anti-French coalition (Aust ...
Roland Garros
Garros began his aviation career in 1909.
He obtained his pilot's license in July 1910 and bought his first plane, a Clément-Bayard Santos-Dum ...