Nelson Mandela

It's fact Mandela was married three times and his third wife Grace Machel became the only woman in history to hold the title of First Lady of two independent nations. She was married to the President of Mozambique, Sarnora Machel. Later in 1998 she married Nelson Mandela and became the First Lady of South Africa as well from 1998-1999.  Nelson Mandela ````````South Africa's Answer to Martin Luther King jr.  ~~~~~~~~~~(1918 -        ) Born: 18th July, 1918 Mvezo, Eastern Cape, Union of South Africa  Political party: African National Congress  President of South Africa: In office 27th April, 1994— 14th...

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Vladimir Lenin

It's a Fact  Leon Trotsky, another giant in the Russian revolution arrived in London in1902 having escaped from exile in Siberia. The first meeting of Lenin and Trotsky who were to figure so prominently in momentous happenings which were to take place in Russia in 1917,took place at an early hour in the morning in Lenin's London home. Trotsky in his book, Lenin, describes the event: '1 arrived in London in the autumn of 1902. It must have been in October, and early in the morning. A cab that I engaged because I saw others doing so took me to an address jotted down on a scrap of paper my destination. This was Vladimir Ilyich's home....

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Margaret Thatcher

It's a fact Margaret Thatcher graduated with a chemistry degree from University of Oxford in 1947.She later joined a research team that developed the first soft frozen ice cream. Margaret Thatcher ``````(1925 - ~~~The iron Lady of British Politics Born: 13 October 1925 Grantham, Lincotnshire, England  Nationality: British  Political party: Conservative  Spouse: Sir Denis Thatcher, Bt. (1951-2003)  Children: The Hon. Carol Thatcher, Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Bt.  A politician in 1975 said at a political conference that it would be years and years before , when a woman would become the leader of the conservative...

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

It's a Fact  Martin luther king was chosen as Time magazines Man Of The Year in 1964 and received the Nobel Prize for Peace in the same year as well. He is the youngest man to get the Nobel Peace Prize as of 2009.  Martin Luther King, Jr. ```````(1929-1968) ~~~~~~Afro-American Peace Maker Born: January 15, 1929 Atlanta, Georgia, United States  Died: April 4, 1968 (aged 39) Memphis, Tennessee, United States  Movement: African-American Civil Rights Movement and Peace movement  Major organizations: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  Notable prizes: Nobel Peace Prize (1964) Residential Medal of...

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Mahatma Gandhi

It's a fact Gandhi although was a Hindu, ate mutton as a child. But after he went to England for studies at the age of 18, he disliked his Landlady's mutton and cabbage so much he became a vegetarian. Mahatma Gandhi ```````````````(1869 - 1948) ~~~~~~Father of Modern Day India Born: 2 October 1869 Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British India  Died: 30 January 1948 New Delhi, Union of India  Cause of death: Assassination  Nationality: Indian  Other names: Mahatma Gandhi  Education: University College London  Known for: Indian Independence Movement  Political party: Indian National Congress  Religious...

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Franklin Roosevelt

It's fact Franklin Roosevelt was an enthusiastic stamp collector. He was featured in a stamp of Western Samoa with his philatelic collection. This is the only instance where a stamp collector was featured in a stamp with his stamp collection.  Franklin Roosevelt  `````````(1882 - 1945) ~~~~~The President who tackled Communism, Fascism and Nazism Born: January 30, 1882 Hyde Park, New York  Died: April 12, 1945 (aged 63> Warm Springs, Georgia  Birth name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt  Political party: Democratic  Spouse: Eleanor Roosevelt  Children: Anna Roosevelt Halsted James Roosevelt Franklin Delano...

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Sir Winston Churchill

It's fact, Winston Churchill had other members of parliament arguing with him,specially Lady Nancy Astor,one of the first women MPs in Britain. He once told her that having a woman in Parliament was like having one intrude on him in the bathroom, to which she retorted, "You're not handsome enough to have such fears". Another time when Lady Astor was giving a costume ball, Churchill asked her what disguise she would recommend for him. She replied, "Why don't you come sober, Prime Minister?" The most famous of all such anecdotes occurred when Lady Astor said to Churchill, "If you were my husband, I'd poison your tea." To which he responded, "Madam,...

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