I think it is safe to assume that anyone with even a slight knowledge of American history has at least heard of Abraham Lincoln. He was the 16th President of the USA and one of the most memorable men to occupy The White House.

Anne Frank was born in 1929 in Germany before the inception of World War 2. She is famous for the diary that she kept with her while she got exiled from her normal life with her family.

Nightingale was born in 1820, in Florence, Italy. In her time, girls often received no education at all. Florence’s father decided taught them himself. Belonging to a rich family, Nightingale spent her time mixing with other rich children.

But when she was 16 years old, she experienced a “Call from God” that urged her to do something for society. 

When you mention India’s father of the nation, the picture of a bald, smiling old man in nothing but a worn-out shawl comes to our mind. This is the man who broke out of the boundaries of his country and established his place in the world as an idol of peace; Mahatma Gandhi.

From time to time, there come some people in the world who ignore even the most impossible barriers life places in front of them. Helen Keller was one of these persons. Deaf and blind since when she was only 19 months old, she was the author of several published books.

What springs to your mind when asked about the world’s most famous speech? “I have a dream.”

The speech which never fails to inspire; the speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

One of the most important and inspiring figures in the century, Nelson Mandela is one of those people who have never backed down in the face of brute opposition.

She was called “The First Lady of Civil Rights” and “The Mother of the Freedom Movement”. December 1 is now known as Rosa Parks Day.

He witnessed both World Wars, saw the first car, the first plane and the first humans leave the bounds of Earth. He led Britain through World War II. He was the only British Prime Minister to receive a Nobel Prize in literature.