Politics

Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska, was a powerful figure in the American civil…

Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, was born Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov on May 18, 1868, in Tsarskoye Selo, near…

Margaret of Valois, also known as Queen Margot, was a French princess born on May 14, 1553, at the Château…

John Wilkes Booth, a notorious figure in American history, was born on May 10, 1838, near Bel Air, Maryland. He…

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri. After…

Eva Perón, born María Eva Duarte on May 7, 1919, in Los Toldos, Argentina, rose from humble beginnings to become…

Have you ever pondered the life of Cleopatra, the last active ruler of Egypt’s Ptolemaic Kingdom? Born in 69 BC,…

Born Karl Heinrich Marx on May 5, 1818, in Trier, Prussia (now Germany), Karl Marx became a revolutionary thinker who…

Queen Mary II, a co-reigning monarch who helped usher in a period of relative stability in England, was born on…

Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor and a towering figure in Stoic philosophy, reigned from 161 to 180 AD. Born on April…

Vladimir Lenin, born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov in 1870 (April 22nd in the Julian calendar, April 10th in the Gregorian calendar)…

Did you know one of the founding fathers of the United States was born into a family of 17 children?…

Adolf Hitler, the embodiment of evil for the 20th century, was born on April 20, 1889, in Braunau am Inn,…

Lucrezia Borgia, a name synonymous with both Renaissance intrigue and potential injustice, was born on April 18, 1480, in Subiaco,…

Catherine de’ Medici (1519-1589) was a powerful and controversial figure who left an indelible mark on French history. Born on…

George Canning (1770-1827) was a British statesman who carved his name in history through his diplomatic prowess and brief stint…