Austrian physicist
American actor, singer, producer
Japanese/American singer-songwriter
Russian tennis player
Italian footballer
Italian painter, sculptor
German monk, priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation
Oppenheimer American physicist
Mongolian Emperor
American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company
Following the unification of Italy, Victor Emmanuel II was crowned as the first King of Italy on March 17, 1861. He played a crucial role in the Italian unification process, leading the Kingdom of Sardinia in various military campaigns and political negotiations to unify the different Italian states into one nation.
The novel, considered a masterpiece of American literature, tells the story of Huckleberry Finn, a young boy who flees from his abusive father and embarks on a journey down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave named Jim. Twain's novel dealt with serious issues such as racism and slavery, and its publication was met with both praise and controversy.
The February Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval in Russia, characterized by mass demonstrations, strikes, and the eventual overthrow of the Tsarist autocracy. The strike at the Putilov factory, one of the largest industrial plants in Russia, was a significant event in the revolution, leading to a wave of strikes and protests throughout Petrograd.
Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto while working at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. It was the first object to be discovered in the Kuiper Belt, a region of the Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune that is home to many small, icy objects.
Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans were part of the White Rose, a non-violent resistance group that distributed leaflets calling for the overthrow of the Nazi regime. The Scholls and their fellow activists were arrested by the Gestapo and executed for their actions, becoming symbols of the German resistance against the Nazis.
Founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology is a controversial religious movement that claims to offer a path to spiritual enlightenment through a series of teachings and practices. Since its founding, Scientology has attracted both devoted followers and fierce criticism from those who view it as a cult or a scam.
The Space Shuttle program was a NASA initiative to develop a reusable spacecraft that could launch like a rocket and land like an airplane. The first Space Shuttle, the Enterprise, was not designed for spaceflight, but rather for testing and training purposes. It was mounted on a Boeing 747 and conducted a series of free-flight tests in 1977.
The Ironman Triathlon is a grueling endurance race that consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile run. The first Ironman was held in Hawaii, and since then, the race has grown in popularity, becoming a major event in the world of endurance sports.