Gen. Charles Lee was relieved of command after ordering a retreat at this 1778 New Jersey battle
1 man, 1 scientific mission... to tame the heavens... In 1752 he would invent the lightning rod... & electrify the world
If you see only 1 19th c. author's final resting place this Xmas, make it this "Jungle Book" man's at Westminster Abbey
In 1860s England, he would change the rules of pugilism forever... by making them! This summer, Vin Diesel is...
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide... Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781... this gen.'s surrender would end a war... & birth a nation
In a world that cried out for a... map projection... only this Flemish cartographer would heed the call
In 1468 this teen was recognized as heiress to the throne of Castile
She was a teenage farm girl when she beat the famous marksman Frank Butler in an 1870s shooting match
In the 1850s this future sculptor failed the Ecole des Beaux-Arts entrance exam 3 times (think about it)
Betrothed as a teen to her creepy cousin in 1744, she later became a "Great" empress of Russia