Biography

In the spring of 1777, Kosciuszko was sent north to the Canadian border, where he fortified various Continental Army military camps for months under General Horatio Gates.

He was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion, an island in the Indian Ocean.

The last Pieta he made for the cathedral in Florence was intended in his last will for his tomb.

He became heir to the British throne when he was less than 3.5 years old. Charles' grandfather, King George VI, died on February 6, 1952, making the then 26-year-old Elizabeth Queen.

The settlement was named Nueva Helvetia, which is now part of Sacramento.

Her image has inspired many artists and companies.

Volodymyr Zelenski was born on January 25, 1978 in the central Ukrainian town of Kryvyi Rih.

In 1834, he left his wife and five kids and fled from Europe.

It was not Darwin's observation of finches that contributed to the formulation of the theory of evolution.

From an early age, he was a music enthusiast, with a particular fondness for the Beatles and jazz musicians, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane.