Biography

His tropical adventure became a reality on December 27, 1831, and lasted almost five years.

The crew, exhausted by the hardships of the expedition, the high-handed and ruthless behavior of the captain, and disappointed by the absence of the promised riches, began to rebel.

He was born into a peasant family in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye in Tyumen Oblast.

He arrived in Alta California in 1839.

The master's complete deafness prevented him from contact with the surroundings.

Jane Austen's letter, dated 29-30 October 1812, sent to her favorite niece Anna Lefroy, in which the writer parodied a Gothic novel she had read, sold for over £162,000 at auction on 11 July 2017.

After returning from Paris to Dresden in June 1793, Kosciuszko developed the concept of organizing a national uprising.

He ate animals that were not on the menu of traditional English cuisine. He definitely did not like owls.

At the internment, Napoleon stayed for six years. He stayed there in the company of a small group of dedicated comrades-in-arms. He spent his time dictating his memoirs and taking solitary walks along the ocean shore.

He never finished any school.