Biography

Peter I's trip to Western Europe is described by chronicles as one of the "milestones" of his reign.

In 2006 he won the Ukrainian edition of "Dancing with the Stars".

Garros began his aviation career in 1909.

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist.

Further military successes came after 61 BC when Julius Caesar went to Spain.

Jane Austin was born on 16 December 1775 in Stevenson near Basingstoke, Hempshire.

Christopher Columbus was an Italian sailor, voyager, and navigator. He was also a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis.

In 313, at a meeting in Milan, Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which gave Christians freedom of religion.

Among Shakespeare’s masterpieces, the most acclaimed nowadays is “Romeo and Juliet,” a tragic love story of two young people who are separated by their feuding families’ past, and “Hamlet,” the story of a Danish prince entangled in love, betrayal, and revenge, who learns of a family secret.

In 1995, a television adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice" - a miniseries starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth, was awarded an Emmy statuette.