The Earl of Chatham, William Pitt 'The Elder' 1766-8 WhigBorn: 15 November 1708 in Westminster, LondonFirst entered Parliament: 18 February 17...
Born: 14 October 1712 in Westminster, LondonFirst entered Parliament: 4 May 1741Age he became PM: 50 years, 184 daysMaiden speech: 21 January 1742 in ...
Zhuang Zhou's family was poor. Once, he went to the official who supervised rivers to borrow some grain. The official said: "Well, wait until...
In the fields, there was a small animal called "wu shu" (the flying squirrel).It would say to everyone it met: "I have five skills: fly...
Once upon a time, the State of Chu planned to attack the State of Song. But the Yong River was the natural barrier against its surprise attack at nigh...
Between the States of Jin and Guo was the State of Yu.Once, the State of Jin intended to invade the State of Guo and had to seek for permission to go ...
In the past, a man bragged about his bow: "There is no bow better than mine. It doesn't need any arrow!"Another man bragged about his ar...
In the past, a man of the State of Chu intended to go to the State of Zheng to sell pearls.First he used rare lily magnolia to make a small exquisite ...
Zeng Zi was one of Confucius' disciples.One day, Zeng Zi's wife wanted to go to market. Their son wanted to go together with her. He made a ro...
Ye Gong was well-known for his fondness for dragons: In the house where he lived, dragons were painted on the walls and carved on the pillars and the ...