Carl Auer von Welsbach, an Austrian chemist and inventor, made significant contributions to the fields of chemistry and technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for his groundbreaking work in the development of luminescent materials and rare… Read More

Jose Manuel Balmaceda, the 10th President of Chile, is remembered as a leader with bold ideas whose presidency ended in one of the most significant conflicts in Chilean history. Born on July 19, 1840, in Santiago, Balmaceda grew up in… Read More

Karl Marx, born on May 5, 1818, in Trier, Prussia (now part of Germany), was the son of a lawyer and raised in a middle-class family. Marx received a strong early education at home and in local schools, which laid… Read More

On August 16, 2024 the Central Bank of Venezuela announced that they will be incorporating 2 new banknotes into their current Bolivar Digital (Digitales) banknote family that was initially introduced in 2021. The current banknote family ranges in denominations from… Read More

Every year, the first Monday of September marks Labor Day in the United States, a holiday that has come to symbolize the end of summer, the beginning of the school year, and a day of rest for millions of workers.… Read More