Biography of Andrés Bo...
Born on November 30, 1863, Andrés Bonifacio is considered by many to be a national hero of the Philippines. He started the Philippine Revolution, which resulted in the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonialism....
Biography of Pol Pot...
Early Life Pol Pot was born Saloth Sar on May 19, 1928, in Konpong Thom, Cambodia to wealthy parents with political links. Pol Pot often denied his identity as Saloth Sar, perhaps in an attempt to protect his family. By 1963 he had adopted his new name, and even after he had risen to...
Biography of Thomas Jef...
Early Life Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743. He is the third of eight children for Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph. His father took personal charge of William Randolph’s estate, an old friend, as well as his infant son Thomas Randolph, Jr. That year they relocated to...
Biography of John McCai...
Background and Early Life John Sidney McCain III was born August 29, 1936. McCain wished to emulate his father and grandfather who were both four-star admirals by joining the United States Navy. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958. He then became a naval aviator which among...
Biography of Mikhail Go...
Russian politician and President Mikhail Gorbachev was the second-to-last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until 1991, and the last head of state of the USSR, serving from 1988 until its collapse in 1991. He achieved national recognition as...
Biography of James Webb...
Background and Overview James Henry “Jim” Webb, Jr. was born February 9, 1946). He is the senior Senator from Virginia. He is additionally an author and a former Secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan and a thriving member of the Democratic Party....
Biography of Hillary Cl...
Background Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born on October 26, 1947. She is the 67th United States Secretary of State and currently serves in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was born in Chicago, Illinois at the Edgewater Hospital. Her family was of the United Methodist...