George Armstrong Custer Summary General George Armstrong Custer on June 25, 1876, sat atop his horse on a hill overlooking the banks of the Little Big Horn River in present-day Montana. The Civil War hero, renowned for his bravery and good fortune, was plotting an ambush on the plains’ most prominent Indian encampment ever assembled. …
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Douglas MacArthur Summary Douglas MacArthur was the flamboyant, controversial symbol of America’s dogged resolve during World War 2. He is among the most well-known war heroes with his trademark corn cobb pipe and his love of self-publicity. Though he often disregarded authority, Douglas MacArthur praised him for his bold, imaginative military strategy. Douglas MacArthur Facts …
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Summary of Blackbeard No other pirate in history ever reached the level of infamy achieved by Edward Teach,  aka Blackbeard. Despite being dead for over three hundred years,  The memory of Edward Teach is still very much alive in modern popular culture. But what about the man behind the beard? It is generally thought that Edward was …
Full Name: Mirza Abu Zafar Siraj-ud-din Muhammad Bahadur Shah Zafar II Born: 24 October 1775, Shahjahanabad, Mughal Empire (present-day Old Delhi, India) Died: 7 November 1862 (aged 87), Rangoon, Burma Province, British India Burial: 7 November 1862, Rangoon, Burma Spouse: Taj Mahal, Zinat Mahal, Sharaful-Mahal, Akhtar Mahal, Rahim Bakhsh Bai, Hanwa Issue: Mirza Dara Bakht, …
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Born: 1428–1431 Died: December 1476 – January 1477 (aged 45 – 49) Spouse: Unknown first wife, Jusztina Szilágyi Parents: Vlad II of Wallachia (Father), Eupraxia of Moldavia (Mother) Issue: Mihnea House: Drăculești, House of Basarab Religion: Eastern Orthodox, Disputed Roman Catholic Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) Vlad the Impaler (Dracula): In 1431, more than four hundred …
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Reign: 17 May 1804 – 6 April 1814, 20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815 Coronation: 2 December 1804 Predecessor: First Consul himself Successor: Louis XVIII of France (King of Italy) Full name: Napoleon Bonaparte Born: Napoleon Bonaparte 15 August 1769, Azacio Died: 5 May 1821 (age 51), Longwood, St. Helena Mausoleum: Les Invalides Spouses: …
Born: 12 July 100 BC Rome, Italy Died: 15 March 44 BC (aged 55) Rome, Italy Cause of death: Assassination (stab wounds) Parents: Gaius Julius Caesar, Aurelia Spouse(s): Cossutia (disputed), Cornelia (m. 84 BC; d. 69 BC), Pompeia (m. 67 BC; div. 61 BC), Calpurnia (m. 59 BC) Children: Julia, Caesarion, Augustus (adoptive) Resting place: …
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Gunduz Bey Summary Gunduz Bey was the Eldest Son of Ertugrul Ghazi and elder brother of Osman Ghazi I some Historians believed that Gunduz Alp was the name of the father of Ertugrul Ghazi, But most historians mentioned in their books the name of Ertugrul Ghazi’s father as Suleiman Shah. Facts about Gunduz Bey Full …
Queen of Sheba: The Ancient Middle East and the Arab World were famous for their folktales and storytelling abilities. This tendency existed across the entire religious spectrum, including but not restricted to the jews. Merchants and traders passed these stories around the region, which makes historians question the veracity of these tales. Some tales have …
The Genghis Khan The life of Genghis Khan, particularly the empire he built, presents an engaging incongruity. A political and military genius, Genghis created the largest contiguous land empire the world has ever known. Yet, the legacy he left to his heirs proved unsustainable. The Mongol Empire has riven asunder through internal disunity and a distinct lack of …
