Buried for almost 3800 years on the coast of the Orkney Islands, Skara Brae, which means hilly dunes, is one of the oldest villages ever discovered. The Orkney Islands off of the northern coast of Scotland were hit by a ragging storm and the grass was striped off to reveal the village of Skara Brae. Skara Brae was said to have lasted from 3700 at 2500 B.C. and was a small, tight-knit community.…
Sharon Draper.Sharon Draper was born in Cleveland,Ohio. She came in the world on April 11,…
Eva was born on March chin 1934,at Budapest Hungary. Eva wasn’t affected by the war until the Germans occupied Budapest. Eva’s father was prominent Jewish community. In October Eva’s parent’s secured protective papers from Raoul Wallenberg, the family didn’t stay in the Swedish safe house. They hid in near Budapest. Eva was born on March 18,1934. Eva grew up in Budapest in 1934 before coming to America.…
Martha Kostyra (Martha Stewart) was born on August 3rd, 1941 in Jersey City, New Jersey…
Although she is amazing, her life story is a very interesting one. She was born Zoe Yadira Zaldana Nazario on June 19, 1978 in Passaic New Jersey to a Dominican father and Puerto Rican mother. She also has Lebanese and Haitian roots. She was raised speaking Spanish and English. She has two sisters, Cisely and Mariel. Her father passed away…
Aly Raisman was born on May 25, 1994, in Needham, Massachusetts, to Lynn (maiden name name, Faber) Raisman, a former high school gymnast. She has three younger siblings: Brett, Chloe, and Madison. Aly is Jewish. Aly began gymnastics when she two years old. She really liked soccer when she was younger and she still likes it, but when it came time her to decide between soccer and gymnastics, she obviously choose gymnastics. If she were not a gymnast she would be a soccer player. When Aly was 10 years old she took her training to to the next level. She started working with Mihai and Silvia Brestyan at their American Gymnastics Club in Burlington, Massachusetts. Around the age of 14 she had begun competing on an elite level! That was Aly Raisman’s early life. She was a very interesting little girl. Also very talented. But let's learn about her first Olympic…
Misty Danielle Copeland was born to Douglas Copeland and Sylvia DelaCerna, September 30, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri. She came from a misfortunate childhood, with many troubles but she still managed through. She is the first African American female principal dancer to dance with the American Ballet Theatre in 20 years!…
Mariel Margaret Hamm, otherwise known as Mia Hamm, was born in Selma, Alabama on March 17th, 1972. Mia Hamm's brother recalls that she was extremely athletic even back then and that she would often compete with the other boys on the block in childhood games, often winning them. But earlier on, Mia Hamm had some problems with her legs, she was born with a partial clubfoot. This meant that she had to wear casts on her feet to correct this problem. Fortunately, the casts had a visible effect and Mia Hamm would soon fully recover.…
Lin Manuel Miranda was born January 16 1980 in New York City. His parents; Luz Towns-Miranda and Luis A. Miranda were both Puerto Rican, which caused for Lin to grow up in a very multicultural environment. When he was just three years old his mother and father both decided to get him started on piano and when he was in eighth grade he took an interest in acting so he started taking theatre classes at his school. The classes quickly lead to Lin discovering an interest in…
Tyra Lynn Banks was born December 4, 1973 in Los Angeles, California but grew up in Inglewood, California. Her father, Don Banks, was a computer consultant, and her mother, Carolyn London, was a medical photographer. When Tyra was six years old, her parents got divorced. Tyra says she was too young for it to have much impact on her life. She lived with her mother on weekdays and her father on weekends. She always had two birthday…
The formation of the Sangha began after Buddha had attained enlightenment and was resting under the Bodhi Tree. He was visited by two merchants called Tapussa and Bhalluka who promptly took the two fold refuge in the Buddha and the Dharma. It was these two men as well as the original five ascetics who Buddha had originally practiced with, who formed the Sangha.…
Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi. At the age of four, she moved with her parents to New Orleans. When she was only six years old, her parents answered a call from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, volunteering Ruby as a student to participate in the integration of the public school system in New Orleans. She is the first black child to attend William Frantz Elementary School, as well as the first African American child to go to an all-white elementary school located in the South.…
Aung San Suu Kyi was born on June 19, 1945 in the city of Rangoon, Burma. General Aung San Kyi and Daw Khin Kyi brough her into the world. Her father, General Aung San, was the national leader of Burma until his assassignation on July 17, 1947. His death would be one of the main contributors to her fight for peace and independence for the country of Burma.…
Oprah was born on January 9, 1954 in an underprivileged neighborhood in Mississippi. Her childhood was a rough one, as her mother was a single, teenage, housemaid. She was sent to live with her grandmother at a young age and experienced the many heartaches of poverty and abuse my family members. Oprah knew she wanted to work in media and help people; when she was in high school, she received a part time job reciting the news for a local radio station. She worked a series of other jobs, including a low rated morning show spot in Chicago.…
Birth: It is not clear when the beautiful Greek goddess Hera was born, although she was born either on an Island called Samos or on a land called Argos.…
