Historical Figures

Maria Callas Adolf Hitler Musicians Mitford Sisters Queen Elizabeth II Influential People Captain James Fitzjames James Fitzjames Oskar Schindler Christy Martin Resistance Fighters Thomas Cromwell Leonardo da Vinci Japanese Royalty Anne Frank Historians Marc Bloch Adolf Eichmann Theatrical Personalities Sigmund Freud Theologians Mountain Men Unity Mitford Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Malcolm X Mamie Fossett Napoleon Bonaparte Military Figures Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin Women in History

Malcolm X's Family Demands Declassification of Government Files 60 Years After His Assassination

Jacqueline Sanders-van Maarsen, Anne Frank's Closest Friend, Dies at 96

Newly Discovered Unity Mitford Diaries Detail Obsession with Hitler

Shalom Nagar, Executioner of Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann, Dies at 86

Ken Burns' New Documentary Explores the Life of Leonardo da Vinci

BBC's 'The Mirror and the Light' Revives Tudor Fascination

French Resistance Icon Madeleine Riffaud Dies at 100

Oskar Schindler's Legacy Remembered on 50th Anniversary of His Death

First Look at 'Outrageous': A New Drama on the Scandalous Mitford Sisters

Geneviève de Galard, 'Angel of Dien Bien Phu,' Passes Away at 99