Civil rights activist, Sarah Harris Fayerweather (1812–1878), was the first black student to attend Canterbury Female Boarding School of Prudence Crandall, considered the first integrated school in the United States. In search of education Daughter of Sally Prentice Harris and William Monteflora H
Shivaji was closely watching the internal tribulations of the Mughals. When the Mughal princes got busy in the war of succession, Shivaji broke the power of the Adilshahi of Bijapur and got many of its territories in his kingdom. At this time Adilshah (II) was sitting on the throne of Bijapur. It wa
Hugues Capet is the son of Hugh the Great, Count of Paris, Duke of the Franks. On the death of Louis V, the last Carolingian king, Hugh managed to get himself elected king thanks to the support of the Archbishop of Reims, Adalberon. He must then oppose the Carolingian pretender, Charles, Duke of Lor
Giotto di Bondone or Ambrogiotto di Bondone (1267-1337) was an Italian painter, sculptor and architect of the Trecento (14th century). He is considered the creator of the pictorial language of the Renaissance, inspiring his work from the nascent humanism at the end of the Middle Ages. Giotto worked