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Robert Abbott
In 1909, Abbott launched a campaign against vice in the black community. In 1910, Abbott hired J. Hockley Smiley as managing editor. Smiley was instrumental in changing the format of the newspaper. He...
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John Cabot
Henry VII agreed with Cabot on the assumption that he would profit greatly from any precious goods brought back from the Orient. He provided the Italian with a small ship, called ‘The Mathew’, and an ...
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Louis Chevrolet
Without even his name Chevrolet formed the Frontenac Motor Corporation. By 1917 he had a new and very advanced racing machine, complete with an aluminum engine block, but no production system. Seeking...
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George Clemenceau
Abuse of power was, for Clemenceau, a bete noir. Early on in his career he warned of the potential danger of this in social legislation. Not that he wasn’t in favor of some social legislation; only th...
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Frances Folsom Cleveland
The first fifteen months of his first term as president, Grover’s sister Rose played hostess. She gladly gave up these duties to Frances and the new First Lady occupied the position with rare grace. F...
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Nellie Bly
Nonplussed, Nellie Bly went to New York where she promptly convinced Joseph Pulitzer to put her on staff at New York's most widely read newspaper, the New York World. Once employed, she went under cov...
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Sonny Salvatore Bono
Hawking his songs to Sunset Boulevard record labels in the late 50's, Bono landed a job as an assistant to superstar record producer Phil Spector. During his tenure with Spector, Bono honed his craft ...
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James Buchanan
The country still had numerous questions concerning Kansas as being a free state or a slave state. Buchanan had appointed Robert Walker of Mississippi, to be the territorial governor. His appointment ...
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Dr. Ralph J. Bunche
Although he worked part-time jobs to help pay for his college expenses, he excelled in his subjects. He majored in political science and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the most prestigious honor so...
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Sir Herbert Baker
He met Cecil John Rhodes who commissioned Herbert Baker to remodel his home, Groote Schuur. The result was magnificent and one of the best known buildings of South Africa. Today, Groote Schuur is home...
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William F. Buckley
Buckley's first language had been Spanish, having been raised by Mexican nannies, and he now studied at the University of Mexico before being drafted into the Army in 1944. After being discharged in 1...
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Elizabeth Barrett
In 1806 the family moved into Hope End, a country estate in Herefordshire. When she was only 12 she wrote a poem called, The Battle of Marathon. Her father had it printed two years later. Despite his ...
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Napoleon Bonaparte
At the age of 10 Napoleon entered the military academy at Brienne, France. His first few months there were a nightmare with the other children teasing him for his strange name, his foreign accent and ...
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Catherine Mumford Booth
Upon her return to London in 1852, Catherine met William Booth, a young Wesleyan preacher. William’s father had once been wealthy, but had died, leaving his family penniless. William was working as an...
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Charlotte Bronte
Four of the girls were sent away to school, Charlotte among them. They were sent to the Clergy Daughter’s School at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire. The food was poor and insufficient and they were treated...
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