Katharine Houghton Hepburn was born May 12, 1907, into an independent-minded family of six children. Her father, Thomas Hepburn, was a respected physician, while her mother, Katharine Martha was a suffrage activist. After the tragic death of her older brother, Tom...
If you’ve heard of the Beatles, you’ve heard of John Lennon. John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England, in October 1940. At just age 4, his parents separated, so he lived with his aunt Mimi. His mother visited Lennon throughout the years and even taught...
Vladimir Lenin was born Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov on April 22, 1870, in the Russian town of Simbirsk, which is now Ulyanovsk. He was the son of a school inspector, Ilya Nikolayevich Ulyanov and Maria Alexandrovna. He was the third of six children. Lenin was very bright,...
Tolstoy Leo was born on September 9, 1828. He was the son of Count Nikolay Ilyich Tolstoy, who came from a prominent noble family dating back from the time of Peter I in the 14th century. Like Tolstoy’s grandfather, his father was a gambler and exhausted their...
Born to a father who was a teacher on November 22, 1890, Charles de Gaulle, a former military officer who participated in World War One and a former French President, has become one of the world’s sensational icons. Growing up, he followed his father’s...
