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In 1874, the world produced a remarkable crop of babies.
Their life work has touched millions.
Take a look:
Carl Bosch was a German industrial chemist.
Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor, developed radio, a wireless communications system, in 1906.
Winston Churchill, a grandson of the Duke of Marlborough, became an accomplished historian, author and orator.
But it is his service as British Prime Minister during World War II which marked him as one of history’s most effective wartime leaders.
By Brenda ElthonIn 1874, the world produced a remarkable crop of babies.
Their life work has touched millions.
Take a look:
Carl Bosch was a German industrial chemist.
Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian inventor, developed radio, a wireless communications system, in 1906.
Winston Churchill, a grandson of the Duke of Marlborough, became an accomplished historian, author and orator.
But it is his service as British Prime Minister during World War II which marked him as one of history’s most effective wartime leaders.