Biography

Wednesday, 7 January 2026

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Anna Pavlova
Anna popularized various ethnic dances.
The “Mexican hat dance”, known in Mexico as Jarabe Tapatio, was popularized outside Mexico when Pavl ...
John Sutter
In 1847, Sutter planted more than two thousand fruit trees, marking the birth of agriculture in the Sacramento Valley.
Rasputin
The decision was made to end Rasputin's life, but he wasn't an easy target.
The Tsar suffered defeats at the front, and the situation in the country was very unstable, so there ...
Anna Pavlova
Anna graduated from the St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet School at the age of 18.
The same year, she joined the Imperial Russian Ballet.
Christopher Columbus
Columbus was accused of extreme brutality againts indigenious people.
Some claimed that he refused to baptize the natives just to have an opportunity to abuse them withou ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko then appeared in the Krakow Market Square, where he took the oath after the reading of the act of uprising.
The act of the uprising gave Kosciuszko the title of Supreme Chief of the National Armed Forces and placed total authority in his hands.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Tadeusz Kosciuszko is a revered figure in the United States.
He has been honored with several monuments, including a monument in Washington, D.C., erected in 191 ...
Michelangelo
Wanting to learn more about human anatomy, he secretly performed autopsies in the hospital (Santo Spirito Monastery).
As a token of his gratitude, Michelangelo carved a wooden crucifix for the monastery, which is the only polychrome wooden sculpture in the artist's oeuvre.
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
In 1921, the Polish Sejm decided to bring Kosciuszko's heart to the country, which was realized on October 15, 1927.
Since June 13, 1983, the urn containing Tadeusz Kosciuszko's heart has been kept at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.
Robert Oppenheimer
His funeral was attended by 600 of his scientific, political and military colleagues.
The scientist's body was cremated, and his ashes placed in an urn were thrown into the sea by Oppenheimer's wife.