Biography

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 was an itinerant poet and reciter.

He was a very talented, outstanding student.

As he traveled around the country, he met with representatives of the official Orthodox Church, adherents of various religious sects, and ordinary people at markets, railroad stations, and river stops.

Kosciuszko was the first person in 1792 to be awarded the Virtuti Militari gold medal.

The reforms introduced by Peter the Great over the years affected the military, administration, economy, as well as education, culture, and the Orthodox Church.

At the end of his sophomore year, Tesla lost his scholarship and became addicted to gambling.

During World War II, Hemingway was in Europe from May 1944 to March 1945.

Later in life, Tesla became interested in aviation technology.

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