St. Johns River Settlement, Florida (June 30, 1564) was established by Rene de Laudonniere, who led a group of Huguenots, French Protestant Christians from France, to colonize and build Fort Caroline…
LISTEN (text to speech) Download as PDF ... Rasputin, described as "The Holy Devil," moved to St. Petersburg in 1906 and began to gain access to the royal…
(Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856-February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States, 1913-21; married Edith Bolling Galt, 1915, after death of first wife; Governor of New Jersey,…
William Shakespeare (baptized April 26, 1564-April 23, 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor manager, whose works have had an enduring worldwide impact. He was born and educated at Stratford-upon-Avon…
Galileo Galilei (February 15, 1564-January 8, 1642) was an Italian mathematical physicist and astronomer who conceived of the idea for the isochronous pendulum, the sector-compass and developed the concept of mathematical…
Sir Francis Bacon (January 22, 1561-April 9, 1626) the Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, was an English philosopher, essayist, courtier, jurist and statesman. He was Lord Keeper of the Great Seal…
Sir Walter Raleigh (c.1552-October 29, 1618) was an English navigator, writer, courtier and colonizer. He explored the eastern seaboard of America and named it "Virginia" after the "Virgin Queen" Elizabeth I.…
LISTEN (text to speech) Download as PDF ... St. Nicholas is the most renowned saint in Greek Orthodox tradition. He was the Bishop of Myra in 4th century…
Miguel de Cervantes (September 29, 1547-April 23, 1616) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and considered the first modern novelist. His works, most notably Don Quixote, helped standardize the Spanish language in…
Vermont History (1534) from The Original 13-A Documentary History of Religion in America's First Thirteen States (Amerisearch, Inc., 2009): <Vermont, pronounced in French "verts monts," means Green Mountain. It was originally…
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