Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France, to a laundrywoman and a traveling street vendor. Her childhood was anything but glamorous. When she was just 12, her mother died of tuberculosis, and her father, unable to care for his children, left Gabrielle and her sisters in the custody of a… Continue reading Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance!
Innovators
From the spark of invention to the fire of enterprise, these are the minds that turned vision into reality!
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done!
Born Maria Salomea Skłodowska on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland, Marie Curie grew up in a land under Russian occupation, where opportunities for women in science were almost nonexistent. Her father, a physics teacher, nurtured her love for learning, often bringing scientific instruments home when schools lacked resources. Even as a child, she had… Continue reading One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done!
That’s the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up!
Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois, to Elias and Flora Disney. Raised on a farm in Marceline, Missouri, young Walt developed a love for drawing and storytelling early on. Despite a tough childhood marked by his father’s strictness and financial struggles, Walt found escape in drawing animals and imagining… Continue reading That’s the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up!
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration!
In the glow of a gas lamp in the small town of Milan, Ohio, a boy was born who would one day set the world alight. Thomas Alva Edison was not born with privilege, but with an insatiable curiosity. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 into a modest family in Milan, Ohio. He… Continue reading Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration!
The First Flight of the Wright Flyer!
On December 17, 1903, at 10:30 AM at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, this airplane arose for a few seconds to make the first powered, heavier-than-air controlled flight in history. The first flight lasted 12 seconds and flew a distance of 120 feet. Orville Wright piloted the historic flight while his brother, Wilbur, observed. The brothers… Continue reading The First Flight of the Wright Flyer!
If you can dream it, you can do it!
Enzo Ferrari was an Italian motor racing driver, engineer, and entrepreneur who founded the legendary Ferrari automobile marque. A towering figure in the history of motorsports, he transformed his passion for speed into one of the world’s most iconic brands. He was born on February 20, 1898, in Modena, Italy, to a modest family with… Continue reading If you can dream it, you can do it!
To do more for the world than the world does for you – that is success!
Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863, in a small farmhouse near Dearborn, Michigan. The eldest of six children, he grew up on his family’s farm, but from a young age, his fascination lay not in the plow but in the mechanics of moving machines. At 12, he saw his first steam-powered tractor —… Continue reading To do more for the world than the world does for you – that is success!