June 1, 1995
"You have a gem of a great idea, if you can perfect it," Joseph Henry of the Smithsonian Institute tells Alexander Graham Bell whe...Read more
January 1, 2005
Even as a young boy, Beethoven marched to the beat of a different drummer. Trained in the traditional music methods by his father,...Read more
June 1, 1996
Harriet Tubman has never known what it means to be free. Having been born and raised into slavery, she works hard and does as she ...Read more
June 1, 1996
Two bicycle repairmen embark on their dream to fly. With no formal training as either scientists or engineers, they study Lilienth...Read more
June 1, 1996
When Helen Keller was a young child, she contracted a high fever that left her sightless and unable to hear. Being the parents of ...Read more
June 1, 1996
A youthful Leonardo da Vinci studies art under his master, Verrochio in Florence, Italy in 1473. While working as an apprentice un...Read more
June 1, 1996
As a young girl, Joan lived in the French countryside. One day, she heard voices from heaven talking to her. The voices told Joan ...Read more
June 1, 1997
The time is 1296 in Turkey. Marco Polo, his father and his uncle have just returned after a twenty five-year journey of the East. ...Read more
June 1, 1997
The time is 1589 in Pisa Italy. As a professor in a university classroom, Galileo questions the ideas of Aristotle. Knowing that h...Read more
June 1, 1997
As a young girl, Marie learns things quickly and her family knows she is very bright. Her country, Poland, is ruled by Russia and ...Read more