Night Of the Museum
Ivan The terrible
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Ivan IV Vasilyevich (Russian: Ива́н Четвёртый, Васи́ льевич (help·info), Ivan Chetvyorty,
Vasilyevich; 25 August 1530 – 28 March [O.S. 18 March] 1584),[1] known in English as Ivan the
Terrible (Russian: Ива́н Гро́ зный (help·info), Ivan Groznyi; lit. Fearsome), was Grand Prince of
Moscow from 1533 until his death. His long reign saw the conquest of the Khanates of Kazan,
Astrakhan, and Siberia, transforming Russia into a multiethnic and multiconfessional state
spanning almost one billion acres, approximately 4,046,856 km2 (1,562,500 sq mi).[2] Ivan
managed countless changes in the progression from a medieval nation state to an empire
and emerging regional power, and became the first ruler to be crowned as Tsar of All Russia.
Historic sources present disparate accounts of Ivan's complex personality: he was described
as intelligent and devout, yet given to rages and prone to episodic outbreaks of mental
illness. One notable outburst may have resulted in the death of his groomed and chosen heir
Ivan Ivanovich, which led to the passing of the Tsardom to the younger son: the weak and
possibly mentally retarded[3] Feodor I of Russia. His contemporaries called him "Ivan Groznyi"
the name, which, although usually translated as "Terrible", actually means something closer
to "Redoubtable" or "Severe" and carries connotations of might, power and strictness rather
than horror or cruelty
Amelia Earhart
• During an attempt to make a
circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937
in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10
Electra, Earhart disappeared over the central
Pacific Ocean near Howland Island.
Fascination with her life, career and
disappearance continues to this day
Neil Armstrong
• Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5, 1930)[1]
is an American aviator and former astronaut,
test pilot, aerospace engineer, university
professor, and United States Naval Aviator. He
was the first person to set foot on the Moon.
Degas The Dancer
• Edgar Degas[p] (19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917),
born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas (French
pronunciation: [ilɛʁ ʒɛʁmɛnɛdɡɑʁ dəˈɡɑ]), was a
French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture,
printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the
founders of Impressionism although he rejected the
term, and preferred to be called a realist.[1] A superb
draughtsman, he is especially identified with the
subject of the dance, and over half his works depict
dancers. These display his mastery in the depiction of
movement, as do his racecourse subjects and female
nudes. His portraits are notable for their psychological
complexity and depiction of human isolation.
General Custer
• George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 –
June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer
and cavalry commander in the American Civil War
and the Indian Wars. Today he is most
remembered for a disastrous military
engagement known as the Battle of the Little
Bighorn. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was
admitted to West Point in 1858, where he
graduated last in his class. However, with the
outbreak of the Civil War, all potential officers
were needed, and Custer was called to serve with
the Union Army