Icons of History are the Movers and Shakers of the world highlighting the visionaries and trailblazers who shaped the world with their remarkable contributions.
Read time ca. 4 minutes Henry VIII, born on 28 June 1491 in Greenwich, England, emerged as one of the most notorious and
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Read time ca. 5 minutes Alice Paul was a pivotal and among the most important figures in the American women’s suffrage movement, who
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Benedict Arnold is remembered as one of the most infamous figures in American history since he is known for his betrayal during the
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Read time ca. 3 minutes Todor “Toše” Proeski was a well-known Macedonian musician, songwriter, and philanthropist whose work touched millions all over the
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Read time ca. 5 minutes Thor Heyerdahl was a groundbreaking ethnographer and adventurer who was born on 6 October 1914, in Larvik, Norway.
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Read time ca. 4 minutes H. Holmes is infamously remembered as one of America’s first known serial killers who was born as Herman
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Read time ca. 4 minutes Carl Linnaeus, also known as Carl von Linné after his ennoblement, was born on 23 May 1707, in
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Read time ca. 5 minutes Elizabeth Cady Stanton, born on 12 November 1815 in Johnstown, New York, emerged as a prominent leader in
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Read time ca. 4 minutes Augustus Caesar, originally known as Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was born on 23 September 63 BCE, in Rome, who
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Read time ca. 3 minutes Harry Houdini was one of the greatest magicians and escape artists in history, and as he was born
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Read time ca. 4 minutes Joan of Arc, born in Domrémy, France, around 1412, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Hundred Years’
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Read time ca. 3 minutes Zabel Yesayan was an important Armenian writer who was born on 4 February 1878, in the historic neighborhood
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