Betty Greene (1920-1997)rnrnIn nineteen forty-one, a tall young woman, Betty Greene, became a pilot - something that had been her childhood dream.rnShe'd tried to study nursing - a wonderful career - but Betty longed instead to fly high through the atmosphere.rnrnGod gave Betty Greene a talent for flying airplanes, and Betty desired nothing more than to fly for God's glory. After her daring and…
Adoniram Judson (1788-1850)rnrnA boy named Adoniram Judson was so very smart, he went to navigation school to study maps and charts.rnHe wondered if he'd sail the seas just like his grandpa had, or be the pastor of a church and make his father glad.rnrnWhen Adoniram Judson discovered for himself that God's love is real and His Word is true, he finally found his life's purpose. As America's firs…
Affandi dilahirkan di Cirebon, Jawa Barat tahun 1907. Tak diketahui tanggal dan bulannya yang pasti. Ayahnya, Pak Sudarga Kusuma, seorang Mantri Ukur di Pabrik Gula Ciledug. Affandi anak ketiga dari tujuh bersaudara: lima laki-laki dan dua perempuan.rnrnSiapakah tak kenal Affandi? Dialah maestro pelukis Indonesia. Sebagai pelukis berkelas internasional dan meraih banyak penghargaan dari pelbaga…
S. Sudjojono dilahirkan di Kisaran, Tebing Tinggi, Sumatera Utara. Hal itu tidak diragukan. Tetapi kapan? Tentang hal ini tidak ada kepastian. Jangankan tanggal dan bulannya, tahunnya juga tidak. Tetapi mestinya sekitar tahun 1913. Meskipun begitu, generasi muda kita patut tahu siapa S. Sudjojono itu. Dia adalah salah seorang pelukis ternama Indonesia. Perannya di bidang seni lukis pantas kita …
Hari itu, Selasa, 18 Desember 1945, tampak kesibukan di Markas Besar Tentara di Gondokusuman, Yogyakarta. Presiden Soekarno, Wakil Presiden M. Hatta, dan Perdana Menteri Sutan Sjahrir akan melantik Panglima Besar TKR. Pada hadirin yang ada di aula Markas Besar Tentara itu berdiri saat Presiden, Wakil Presiden, dan Perdana Menteri memasuki ruangan. Hadirin bersama-sama menyanyikan lagu kebangsaa…
1. Phidias (490 SM?-430 SM); 2. Praxiteles (390 SM?-330 SM); 3. Cimabue (1240?-1302); 4. Donatello (1386?-1466); 5. Jan van Eyck (1390?-1441); 6. Giovanni Bellini (1430?-1516); 7. Hugo van der Goes (1440?-1482); 8. Botticelli (1445-1510); 9. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519); 10. Albrecht Durer (1471-1528); 11. Michelangelo (1475-1564); 12. Matthias Grunewald (1475?-1528); 13. Raphael (1483-1520); …
Nine hundred years ago, the armies of Western Europe united in a Holy War. Their aim was to recapture the city of Jerusalem from enemies of their religion. Few of them would come back alive...
In 44BC, Julius Caesar was fatally stabbed in the Roman Senate. His brutal murder led to the downfall of the 450-year-old Roman Republic, and the start of the Roman Empire. But who was he and where did he come from? You can follow Caesar's spectacular rise, from successful lawyer and outstanding military commander, to become the most powerful man in Rome.