Phillis Wheatley: the first published African-American female poet
Robert Fulton: the American engineer who developed the first commercially successful steamboat and designed the first practical submarine
Before creating the famous ‘Star Trek’ television series, Gene Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions during the World War II
Sixty-nine years later, the Indian government opens investigations into the disappearance of three conspirators in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
Artist transforms vintage photographs into unique contemporary artworks by embroidering across their surfaces
Samuel Beckett, winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature used to drive Andre the Giant to school
Louis XV’s roll-top secretary: One of the most luxurious creations of the 18th century & the most lavishly decorated desk ever
There was a sequel to the “Wizard of Oz” that was about Dorothy going into a mental hospital because nobody believed her adventure
New documents reveal that Titanic rescuers tossed the bodies of 3rd-class passengers back into the sea
White Castle is deemed to be the first fast food chain restaurant in the United States
