Biography

Columbus was accused of extreme brutality againts indigenious people.

The composer was originally buried at the St. Marx cemetery in Vienna, from which in 1888 the remains of the deceased were moved to the newly established Central Cemetery in Vienna, where they were placed in a grave adjacent to Schubert's.

He had sadistic tendencies in his childhood.

Beethoven took part in the so-called piano "duels".

A major boost to the state budget was France's sale of the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803.

As early as 1836, Chopin met the French writer Aurora Dudevant, known as George Sand, who was six years older.

The series "Servant of the People" was quickly removed from the schedule of Russian television, having been previously censored.

He was a great opponent of slavery.

HMS Beagle returned from the expedition in 1836.

He received the Order of the Cincinnatus from the hands of George Washington in Philadelphia on May 5, 1784.