Wilhelm II and Prince Heinrich: Brothers? Yes; Twins? NOT Quite!
Prince Henry was Großadmiral of the German Navy, a pilot, race driver, sailboat racer, and the brother of Kaiser Wilhelm. World War I was...
The Life and Struggles of Winston Churchill: The War in 1942
Britain and the USA made joint plans for the war in 1942, with Europe as the primary theater of war. Meanwhile, in Asia, Japan...
Floyd Allen: An Idiot and His Massacre
Floyd Allen, son of Jeremiah Allen, was a farmer, head of a gang, and all around idiot. This gang, known as the Allen clan,...
The Life and Struggles of Winston Churchill: World War One
Winston found his post as Home Secretary depressing, but his next task in government as First Lord of the Admiralty brought him even greater...
The Life and Struggles of Winston Churchill: Global War, 1941
During 1941, Britain was no longer alone in the fight against Nazi Germany and its allies, for like Russia, the USA was also pitchforked...
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Governor of Puerto Rico
In May 1928, President Hoover appointed Theodore Roosevelt Jr. to the position of Governor General of Puerto Rico. Roosevelt was in Vietnam at the...
The Life and Struggles of Winston Churchill: Introduction
Sir Winston Churchill, Britain's illustrious Prime Minister in World War Two lived a dramatic and tempestuous life before finding worldwide fame in old age.
If...
Fukuzawa Yukichi: A Driving Force in the Moderization of Japan
Fukuzawa Yukichi was a powerfully influential man during Meiji Japan, when the country changed from a feudal government to a constitutional monarchy.
The most successful...
Harry Winston, “The King of Diamonds”
The "King of Diamonds", Harry Winston (b. 1896 - d. 1978) was a hard-headed businessman and a fanatical gem-collector. The American jeweler famous for...
General James Neill 1810 – 1857
James Neill was born on 26th May 1810 in the village of Dalry, Ayrshire in Scotland. Following an education at the University of Glasgow,...