Society

Gandhi's work in India would later inspire civil rights activists and fighters of social injustice around the world, including Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr.

July 15, 2019 15:26

Martin Luther King Jr. was an American clergyman, activist and prominent leader in the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

July 15, 2019 15:23

Perhaps no one person had a greater impact on the Protestant Reformation movement in Western Christianity than a German by the name of Martin Luther.

July 15, 2019 15:19

Though he died relatively young, this scholar's work with Charles Mason resulted in one of the most important demarcation lines in American history.

July 15, 2019 15:14

Though he is best known for his contribution in delineating the Mason-Dixon line, Charles Mason was also a successful scientist and geographer.

July 15, 2019 15:12

Saddam Hussein has a legacy of one of the most brutal rulers of the 20th century, the results of which are still felt to this day.

July 15, 2019 15:09

Arafat was a Palestinian political leader.

July 15, 2019 15:09

Mary Pickford, known as 'America's Sweetheart,' was was one of the earliest and biggest stars in the film industry.

July 15, 2019 15:07

Adolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party and responsible for the atrocities of the Holocaust.

July 15, 2019 15:06

Benito Mussolini was known as the founder of Italian Fascism.

July 15, 2019 15:06

Joseph Stalin adopted the name Stalin, meaning, in Russian "Man of Steel". Stalin is a controversial ruler in history.

July 15, 2019 15:05

The adopted son of Julius Caesar, Augustus turned what was not long before him the Roman Republic into a powerful global empire.

July 15, 2019 15:03

Chanakya was the ancient Indian philosopher, jurist, economist, and royal adviser who authored the Arthashastra.

July 15, 2019 15:01

Atheism is the disbelief in the existence of God or gods.

July 15, 2019 14:11

Although often associated with ancient Egypt, a mummy is any deceased human or animal with preserved skin and organs.

July 15, 2019 11:59

Guyana has a racially and ethnically heterogeneous population.

July 15, 2019 11:26

Fang is the largest ethnic group in Equatorial Guinea.

July 12, 2019 11:42

Georgians are the predominant ethnic group in Georgia.

July 11, 2019 16:27

The largest ethnic groups in Antigua and Barbuda include black, white and other minority groups.

July 10, 2019 17:12

Albanians constitute the ethnic majority in Albania.

July 10, 2019 16:46