Walter Raleigh was a businessman, soldier, writer, and colonizer who gained favor with Queen Elizabeth I and founded the first American colony, Virginia. However, he fell out of favor with the queen and was imprisoned. After her death, he was imprisoned again and executed on the orders of King James I of England. Sir Walter […]
Walter Cronkite was a famous American journalist known for his coverage of significant events such as the death of President Kennedy and the Watergate scandal. He was once labeled “America’s Most Trusted Man” due to his comprehensive coverage and association with defining events of the 20th century. Cronkite began his career in journalism after dropping […]
Walter Gropius, an early 20th-century architect, is best known for creating the Bauhaus school of design. Despite his poor drawing skills, he designed buildings that marry function and design, noted for unadorned construction and lots of glass. He fled Nazi Germany and taught at Harvard, designing functional buildings around the world. Walter Gropius was an […]
