The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to much more than achieving racial equality. That goal, he said again and again, was inseparable from alleviating poverty and stopping war. And he reiterated this theme after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 50 years ago this week.
Sir Isaac Newton was interested not only in physics, but also in biblical prophecy. His end-times prediction landed on 2060, but author J.S. Helios says it may be 2017.