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...
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...
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...
History’s Wild Women: Cleopatra – Queen of Kings
The death of Julius Caesar ushered in a period of anarchy and civil war in Rome. In order to restore peace, the Second Triumvirate...
The Mistress of the Duke of Orleans, Grace Dalrymple Elliott
Daly the Tall, Mistress of the Duke of Orleans, Grace Dalrymple Elliott was a courtesan to royalty.
An eighteenth-century beauty, Grace Dalrymple Elliott, was the...
The Candy Empire of Milton Hershey, Maker of the Hershey Bar
Milton Hershey was born in 1857 into a deeply religious Mennonite family that lived on a farm in south-central Pennsylvania. His ancestors had been...
George Mardikian, Restaurateur and Medal of Freedom Winner
When he landed on Ellis Island as a young man of eighteen in 1922, George Mardikian had already lost his father during the Armenian...
Sir Thomas Lipton: Purveyor of Tea and America’s Cup Yachtsman
Learning from his experience in America, Lipton brought new methods of marketing and advertising to his grocery business in Glasgow.
By the middle of the...
Jean Margaret Davenport, the Infant Phenomenon
Pretty and clever, Davenport began her acting career at a young age with her father’s help. Born in 1829 in Wolverhampton, her father managed...
A Renaissance Woman, Sofonisba Anguissola, Italian Portraitist
Sofonisba Anguissola (1535 - 1625) was one of few female Italian Renaissance artists. As a famous portraitist, she was at home in the courts...