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William Shakespeare, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist, was born in…

Dame Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) was a powerhouse in the fashion world, forever remembered for her punk-infused designs and rebellious spirit.…

Have you ever considered how one woman’s determination could forever change the course of history? Meet Emmeline Pankhurst, a beacon…

“A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.” – J.R.R. Tolkien. J. R. R. Tolkien Biography…

“There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.” – Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on…

“Live without seeing, but be what you are.” – Louis Braille Louis Braille Biography Born on 4 January 1809, Louis…

“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong” – Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell Biography Bertrand Russell…

“I never had a chance to play with dolls like other kids. I started working when I was six years…

Virginia Katherine McMath, who became known as Ginger Rogers, was born in Independence, Missouri on July 16, 1911. She was…

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born on 30 December 1865 in Mumbai, then called Bombay, in India. John Lockwood Kipling, his…

Although the Civil War had officially ended over 60 years before she was born, Rosa Parks was an American civil…

Mary Shelley was an English author who is primarily remembered for only a single work. Although Frankenstein would become her…

Benjamin Siegel, known to the world as Bugsy, was born on 28 February 1906 in the neighbourhood of Williamsburg in…

The Depression-era has become a somewhat romanticised time in American history, especially as the memory of it fades from the…

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a 19th-century Dutch post-impressionist painter known for his influences on the history of western art.He…

“They’re of a certain age, these ladies [His admirers]. You know, past their procreational best.” – Ian McCaskill. Ian McCaskill…