Known to history as Harald Hardrada—“the Hard Ruler”—this towering figure of the 11th century lived a life so dramatic…
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Born into slavery in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas would defy every expectation of his birth to…
A Mind Ahead of His Time Archimedes of Syracuse, born in the 3rd century BCE, stands among the greatest…
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In the chaos of the 12th century, when internal rivalries and Crusader states fractured the Islamic world, which occupied…
In July 1863, while the Union celebrated victory at Gettysburg, chaos erupted on the streets of New York City….
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King Henry VIII of England is as famous for his six marriages as for his sweeping religious reforms. His…
