Leon Battista Alberti, probably the earliest example of a versatile Renaissance man, like the one Leonard ...
-
1472: Leon Battista Alberti – The Ingenious Predecessor of Leonardo da Vinci
1472: Leon Battista Alberti – The Ingenious Predecessor of Leonardo da Vinci
-
1616: Did Miguel Cervantes and William Shakespeare Die the Same Day?
1616: Did Miguel Cervantes and William Shakespeare Die the Same Day?
-
1824: English Lord Byron Dies in Greece as a Hero in the Struggle for Independence from the Ottoman Turks
1824: English Lord Byron Dies in Greece as a Hero in the Struggle for Independence from the Ottoman Turks
-
1955: Albert Einstein’s Brain was Preserved after his Death
1955: Albert Einstein’s Brain was Preserved after his Death
-
1790: Benjamin Franklin – The American who Spent Nine Years in Pre-revolutionary France
1790: Benjamin Franklin – The American who Spent Nine Years in Pre-revolutionary France
-
1850: Marie Tussaud – the Famous Wax Sculptor
1850: Marie Tussaud – the Famous Wax Sculptor
-
1964: Sydney Poitier Becomes the First African American to Win the Oscar for a Leading Role
1964: Sydney Poitier Becomes the First African American to Win the Oscar for a Leading Role