Category: Biography

Arek Hersh, born in Sieradz, Poland 1928 was born into a Judaism family along with 4 other siblings. Ten years later, Arek Hersh suffered from the policy “Polenaktion”. Arek Hersh claimed that the invasion of Adolf Hitler completely changed the course of his life. This resulted in Arek and his family migrating past the borders…

Annie Oakley was born in 1860 in Darke County, Ohio. Her real name was Phoebe Ann Mosey. When she was six years old, her father died of pneumonia. After her dad died her family became very poor and she did not attend school. When she was nine years old, Annie went to live with another…

James Watt was born January 17, 1736 in Greenock, Scotland. In his early life he loved to learn about mathematics in grammar school. Being a very fragile child, his mother homeschooled him in his earlier years. His father was a successful ship and house building business owner. One of the most important areas of his…

Milton Hershey – a name familiar to the public due to his famous chocolate plant as well as the city named after him, Hershey, Pennsylvania; his factory still stands today, along with the utopian community he created. His works include the milk chocolate Hershey Bar, as well as the Hershey Kiss. Even one of the…

Francisco Franco was born in December 4, 1892, in a small town on Spain’s northwest tip called El Ferrol in Galicia. His father Nicolás Franco Salgado-Araújo was a sea-based military, that was Francisco goal to when he grows up. When he was 12 he he went to a private school that was run by a…

Table of contents Octavia Spencer Biography Career Net Worth Weight Loss Journey Octavia Spencer is an American actress and author who has won three awards including Oscar, a Golden Globe, and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Help. After decades of minor movie roles in Hollywood, Spencer became the only black…

Table of contents Bio & Age Career His Wife: Brady Cunningham Net Worth Jason Schwartzman: Height, Weight & Body Measurements For an actor as talented as Jason Schwartzman is, he certainly does not get the recognition he deserves. He is also a musician and screenwriter. The actor is best known for his role in HBO,…

John Adams was born on October 19th, 1735 in Braintree Massachusetts to a family of farmers like a lot of New England folks were in his time considering many of the residents of Braintree were farmers, and like many of New England farm homes the one John grew up in had been in his family…

Arthur Lucas is a man mainly known for being one of the last two men to be hanged in Canada before they abolished the death penalty. Lucas was an African American man who was convicted of the murder of Therland Charter in Toronto, Ontario. At the time, Lucas was a known pimp in Detriot, transporting…

Known as “D-Wade” or “Flash,” Dwyane Wade was born in 1982 in Chicago, Illinois. Wade has competed for the Miami Heat, as a shooting guard, since 2003. He’s a three-time NBA champion (2006, 2012 and 2013), all with the Miami Heat. In Gregorian calendar month 2012, Wade—along with power player LeBron James—helped the team to…