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Florence Nightingale was a famous nurse. She got the name ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ during Crimean Wars. In 1854, Florence Nightingale and 38 other nurses arrived in Constantinople. The British hospital there was dirty, the drains were blocked, rats and fleas were everywhere. Florence made many improvements. The soldiers used to call her ‘The […]

Gautam Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha around 566 BC to the King and Queen of Kapilavastu, in Lumbini (Now, Nepal). An astrologer predicted that Prince Siddhartha was destined to be a sage. At the age of 29, he decided to leave the palace and give up luxurious life. He reached Bodhgaya and meditated under

Ashoka the Great was the third Mauryan Emperor. Born in 304 BCE, Ashoka became emperor in 273 BCE. He fought only one war as an Emperor, the Kalinga War. After that, he abolished warfare from his kingdom. He led a peaceful life, preaching Buddhism. Ashoka’s rule lasted for 40 years. The first 10 years were

Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian leader. He was born on 2 October 1869. He travelled to England to attend the University College, London, in order to become a barrister. He worked as an advocate in South Africa where he represented the Muslim Indian Traders. He became a political activist. He succeeded in gaining the right

Elizabeth II is the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. She lives in Buckingham Palace in London. Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s residence. It is also the administrative centre and residence of royal staff. The Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is the longest-reigning monarch in British history. She celebrated 65

Winston Churchill was from England. He was born in 1874 at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England. His parents were Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill. Churchill became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His most famous speech is the ‘finest hour’ speech. He became Prime Minister for the second time but he resigned. As Prime Minister, Churchill

Nelson Mandela was a political leader who was born on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, Africa. In 1942, he joined the African National Congress. He stood up for the rights of the black South Africans. He was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia Trial. Mandela served 27 years in prison,

Ziona Chana is the head of the world’s biggest family that lives in Baktwang village in the Indian state of Mizoram. Ziona Chana has 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren. They live in a 100-room, four-storey house. Ziona Chana’s family has 181 members in total. The family is organised with military discipline.

The Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso was born in 1935 to a peasant family in Tibet. He was found by Tibetan monks at the age of two. He passed all tests and had the physical traits of the rebirth of the 13th Dalai Lama. He took the throne at the age of 4 in Lhasa, Tibet,

The world’s strongest man, Zydrunas Savickas, is from Lithuania. He is often referred to only by his nickname, Big Z. He set a Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Cars Pulled By One Man’. He towed 12 new Nissan cars weighing a total 12,941 kilograms. Savickas first saw a Strongman contest on TV as a

The Empire of Alexander the Great stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. Alexander the Great set out to conquer the Persian Empire in 334 BC. He defeated Persian King Darius III and became the King. In 332 BC, Alexander started the conquest over Egypt. He was declared the new ‘Master of the

Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769, at Casa Buonaparte, in Ajaccio, Corsica. His birth name was Napoleone di Buonaparte. He changed the name when he moved to France. He was a French military and political leader. He received a military education. He led France through a series of wars known as the Napoleonic Wars. In

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, is from Pakistan. She hopes to pursue a career in politics after finishing her education in the UK. Malala currently lives with her father, mother and two brothers in Birmingham, attending a local school. She was named after a famous Afghani poet and warrior named

Mother Teresa was a nun who devoted her life to help the poor, sick, needy people. Mother Teresa or Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu worked in Kolkata, India. She was born in 1910, in Macedonia. She decided to devote her life to the service of God at an early age. When she turned 18, Agnes joined the

Barack Obama was the first African-American President. He was 47 years old when he became the 44th President of America in 2009. Barack Hussein Obama II was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 4, 1961. His father was a Kenyan. He left the family when Barack was two years old. Barack Obama was raised by