NELSON MANDELA

NELSON MANDELA         A towering figure in 20th century history, Nobel Laureate Nelson Mandela showed how wisdom and patience can triumph over bigotry and brute force. Truly the Father of a Nation. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was the son of one of South ... Read More »

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR          Martin Luther King, Jr’s father was a minister. He attended Booker T. Washington High School, and went to Morehouse College at fifteen to study Sociology. In 1948, he graduated from Morehouse with a degree in sociology, ... Read More »

MAHATMA GANDHI

MAHATMA GANDHI       Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, more commonly known as ‘Mahatma’ (meaning ‘Great Soul’) was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, in North West India, on 2nd October 1869, into a Hindu Modh family. His father was the Chief Minister of Porbandar, and ... Read More »

THE QUEEN MOTHER

THE QUEEN MOTHER       Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon’s parents moved in royal circles and, as a girl, Elizabeth played with the children of British king George V. Eventually Elizabeth's father became the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, bringing the family an ... Read More »

OSAMA BIN LADEN

OSAMA BIN LADEN     Born in 1957, into a wealthy family, at school and university he joined the Muslim Brotherhood. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, he collected money and supplies for the Afghan resistance, the mujahideen. He made further trips, ... Read More »

SADDAM HUSSEIN

SADDAM HUSSEIN        His portrait covered buildings all over Iraq as a reminder of his powerful grip. But Saddam Hussein was eventually made to pay for his crimes against humanity. Saddam Hussein has the dubious distinction of being the best-known Middle ... Read More »

JOSEF STALIN

JOSEF STALIN A look at the 20th century's most evil dictators, whose monstrous personalities and single party rule ranparallel and affected millions of lives in the first half of last century. Born Josif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Stalin was a nickname. Born to illiterate ... Read More »

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT

FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT      Franklin D Roosevelt was the US President famous for his New Deal who hid his disability from the world and didn't live to see the Allies' victory over Germany in WWII. Roosevelt was born into a moderately wealthy family. He did not excel ... Read More »

QUEEN VICTORIA

QUEEN VICTORIA       Queen Victoria is Britain's longest reigning monarch, on the throne for 64 years. Alexandrina Victoria Wettin, of the Royal House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, was the daughter of Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George ... Read More »

QUEEN ELIZABETH II

QUEEN ELIZABETH II         In 2012 Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee, having spent 60 years on the throne. This makes The Queen the second longest reigning British monarch, after her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. Her Majesty ... Read More »

WINSTON CHURCHILL

WINSTON CHURCHILL Famous As: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Nationality: British Religion: Anglican Political Ideology: Conservative (1900–04, 1924–64), Liberal (1904–24) Born On: 30 November 1874 AD Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius    Famous ... Read More »

ADOLF HITLER

ADOLF HITLER Famous As: Nazi Leader, German Dictator and Chancellor of Germany Nationality: German Political Ideology: National Socialist German Workers' Party (1921–1945) Born On: 20 April 1889 AD Zodiac Sign: Aries    Famous Arians Born ... Read More »