Biography

She got married thrice.

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.

The family Buonarroti Simoni was one of the old Florentine families.

When Constantine returned from the eastern front to Nicomedia in the spring of 303, he witnessed the beginning of Diocletian's "great persecution," the most severe persecution of Christians in Roman history.

The Ada computer language was developed at the request of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was named in honor of Ada Lovelace.

He never graduated.

Not all of his children reached adulthood.

American astronomer Edward Bowell named Kosciuszko for one of the asteroids he discovered.

Sting is the father of six children. He has two children with his first wife, Frances Tornelty (1976 - 1984), and four with Trudie Styler, with whom he has formed a happy relationship since 1992.

During the American Revolution, volunteers from several European countries took part in the colonies' side.