R. Buckminster Fuller
In 1927, Richard was a suicidal drunk without a job. He was bankrupt and living in the slums of Chicago. He had been expelled from Harvard twice for bad behavior. The business he started with his father had failed. His daughter died after struggling with complications from polio and spinal meningitis. To say [...]

Jose Capablanca, Chess Champion
Cuba wasn’t always the place we imagine today. It may surprise you to learn that in the early 1900’s Havana was known as the “Paris of the Caribbean.” It was in 1910 in Havana that the world was introduced to one of greatest chess players who ever lived. His name was José [...]