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The Amazing Christmas Ceasefire

During World War I, British and German soldiers put down their weapons to celebrate the holiday spirit together, in a remarkable event known as "the Christmas Truce." Read More

Charles Babbage: The Underestimated Genius Who Invented the World’s First Computer

Charles Babbage invented the world's first computer. So why is it that you've probably never heard of him? Read More

A Cowboy Ranch for At-Risk Kids in New York City

Through the Federation of Black Cowboys, black teens have the opportunity to ride horses and learn about black heroes of the Wild West on a ranch in the middle of New York City. Read More

Meet Dan Nowell, the Real Balloon Boy

Long before the Heene family's hoax, one little boy really did get stuck dangling from a flying hot air balloon—and lived to tell about it. Read More

Two Sisters Out to Change the World – On Motorbikes

By traveling the country on motorcycles in 1916, two sisters helped pave the way for the women's rights movement. Read More

Holocaust Children Unite to Celebrate their 100-Year-Old Hero

In 1939, a British stockbroker went on a mission to rescue 669 Jewish Czech children from certain death at a concentration camp. 70 years later, his "children" have made a journey back to thank him. Read More

Soldier’s Son Fulfills Family Promise Made at Iwo Jima

64 years ago, an American soldier made a promise to his Japanese hostage to keep his family photographs safe, and return them to his family one day if possible. The soldier never managed to locate the family—but decades later, his son finally fulfilled the promise. Read More

Stanislav Petrov: The Man Who Saved the World by Doing Nothing

When an alarm announced that the United States had launched missiles at the Soviet Union, Stanislav Petrov could have pushed the red button to start a full-scale nuclear war. Luckily for all of us, he didn't. Read More

The South Pole Doctor Who Treated Her Own Cancer

In honor of her recent death, we'd like to share the story of Dr. Jerri Nielsen, a doctor who discovered she had breast cancer while working in the remote South Pole, and was forced to treat her own disease in order to survive. Read More