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• December 02 2011

  5 Former Slaves Who Are Changing the World

  Former slaves such as Somaly Mam, Simon Deng, and Iqbal Masih have stood up and fought for human rights. Read More

• July 28 2011

  May Savidge: The Woman Who Moved Her House 100 Miles and Spent Her Life Rebuilding It

  When city council told May Savidge that her home would be destroyed to make way for a new road, this determined woman decided to take the construction materials and rebuild her historic home—by hand—100 miles away. Read More

• July 22 2011

  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

• June 13 2011

  Soldier’s Lifesaving Parachute Transformed to Wedding Dress for His Bride

  After using a parachute to survive a plane crash, Claude Hensinger gave the chute to his future bride to be used as a wedding dress. Read More

• May 27 2011

  Insurance Agent Builds 8th Wonder of the World

  The Temples of Damanhur are a series of stunning painted underground rooms and tunnels, as breathtaking as the Sistine Chapel. But their origins may surprise you. Read More

• May 16 2011

  Holocaust Refugees Reunited by Chicago Eighth-Graders

  Gerda “Gertie” Katz Frumkin and Edith Schumer Westerfield became close friends at age 12, while escaping Nazi Germany together. Now, they've been reunited by a group of eighth-graders. Read More

• March 15 2011

  Frank Buckles, Oldest U.S. WWI Veteran, Receives Funeral of Honor

  Frank Buckles, a World War I veteran who died at the age of 110, received a military funeral of honor. Read More

• February 13 2011

  Couple Torn Apart By War Reunited Decades Later

  This true love story is one of the greatest we've heard. Read More

• February 10 2011

  I’m Nothing Without You: Terrific Twosomes

  Learn about some of the greatest duos in history. Read More

• January 27 2011

  Craftsman Amnon Weinstein Makes Holocaust Violins Sing Again

  Artisan Amnon Weinstein has located and restored violins that belonged to Holocaust victims, then brought them to be played in orchestras all over the world. Read More

• December 30 2010

  Sisters Jamie and Gladys Scott Released from Prison on Kidney Transplant Condition

  The Scott sisters' life sentence for robbery has been overturned, with the condition that Gladys Scott must give a kidney to her sister Jamie. Read More

• December 02 2010

  Chicago Woman Reunites with Cold War Childhood Pen Pal, Gerhard Boch

  Caryl May recently reunited with her East German childhood pen pal, after 60 years of silence. Read More

• December 01 2010

  History Teachers’ YouTube Videos Turn World Events into Music

  Two history teachers from Hawaii are making learning fun with history-themed music videos based on popular songs. Read More

• November 10 2010

  Six Great Stories for Veterans’ Day

  Happy Veterans’ Day! In honor of our national holiday for war veterans, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite past features about military heroes. Read More

• November 09 2010

  Great Depression Hero B. Virdot Honored At Reunion of Those He Helped

  A Canton, Ohio businessman, Samuel J. Stone, gave money to people in need, using the alias B. Virdot. Now, the relatives of those he helped have reunited to remember his kindness. Read More

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