Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose vibrant colours and swirling brushstrokes continue to resonate with art lovers…
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Henry Royce (1863-1933), a pioneering engineer and co-founder of the legendary Rolls-Royce company, was born on March 27, 1863, in…
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Have you ever considered how one woman’s determination could forever change the course of history? Meet Emmeline Pankhurst, a beacon…
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Nikola Tesla was born on 10 July 1856 in the village of Smiljan which is now part of Croatia but…
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Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire on 30 November 1874. He grew up as part of Great…
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“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison was born…
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“There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” –…
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“Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is…
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“Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo.” – Mary Pickford The actress and…
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“Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they…
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“I am like any other man. All I do is supply a demand.” – Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone was…
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“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.” – Humphrey Bogart Humphrey DeForest Bogart was…
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“Today 23 years ago dear Grandmama died. I wonder what she would have thought of a Labour government” – King…
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“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year” – Charles Dickens Few writers…
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“Man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits” – Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin is quite…
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“Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt” – Herbert Hoover. Some individuals seem to have a…
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