Biography

After his father's death, Peter's half-brother, Fyodor III Romanov, took the throne.

Garros ended up in German captivity in 1915. During a raid on the Courtrai railway station in German-controlled territory, a fuel line in his plane became clogged, forcing him to land. Garros was captured by the Germans and sent to a POW camp at the fortress of Magdeburg, where he spent three years.

Hemingway was present during the Normandy landing on June 6th, 1944, but as a war correspondent, he was not permitted to leave the ship and had to conduct his correspondence from its deck.

This time the king responded decisively, sending Francisco Fernandez de Bobadilla west, equipped with far-reaching powers.

He wanted to build a town named Sutterville.

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

Tsarina Catherine the Great called Kosciuszko a "beast."

During her career, Anna performed over four thousand times.

A cat named Big Boy Peterson accompanied Hemingway in his last moments at the Idaho estate.

The ambitious father decided to showcase his talented children at European princely courts.