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Dec 22, 2018 · Stanislav Petrov. Scott Peterson/ Getty Images Stanislav Petrov at his home in 2004. On Sept. 26, 1983, real-life hero Stanislav Petrov singlehandedly prevented a worldwide nuclear war when he followed his gut and chose to ignore a missile alarm. Petrov was a few hours into his shift as the duty officer at Serpukhov-15, the secret command ...
- 8 Real-Life Heroes Who Literally Saved The World From Disaster
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- 8 Real-Life Heroes Who Literally Saved The World From Disaster
- Rosa Parks: Wouldn’t give up her seat. Tired from a full day’s work, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery bus on December 1, 1955 and forever became one of the inspirational people who changed the world.
- Todd Beamer and the passengers of Flight 93: Fought back against 9/11 terrorists. When account manager Todd Beamer and the other passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 realized their plane had been seized by terrorists, they worked quickly and courageously to reclaim control.
- Mohamed Bouazizi: Sparked a revolution. Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi never had any dreams bigger than saving enough money to rent or buy a pick-up truck, but he became one of the inspirational people who changed the world.
- Candy Lightner: Stood up against drunk driving. After her 13-year-old daughter was killed by a repeat DWI offender, Candy Lightner founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in her home on March 7, 1980.
Nov 1, 2013 · 10 inspiring stories of everyday heroes. Link Copied! Estella Pyfrom used her life savings to create "Estella's Brilliant Bus," a mobile computer lab that provides tutoring for thousands of low ...
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- The caped crusader. After driving past a local homeless shelter with his dad, four-year-old Austin Perine wanted to do something to put a smile on the faces of those he had seen suffering.
- Dog’s best friend. Jarrett Little and Chris Dixon were riding their bikes outside of Columbus, Georgia when they saw something small moving in the woods ahead of them.
- Love’s last refrain. Cowboy and musician, Freddie Fuller, believes that music has a special power. After singing to his mother in her hospital bed when she was dying of cancer he set out to perform “musical last wishes” for others.
- A white knight in the aisle seat. Soon after Savannah Phillips boarded her plane and sat down she noticed her seatmate texting rude comments about her weight to someone.
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- A 24-year-old equities trader helped at least a dozen people get out, and then he went back in with firefighters to save more. Just a few minutes after United Airlines Flight 175 struck the South Tower of the World Trade Center, 24-year-old Welles Crowther called his mother and calmly left a voicemail: "Mom, this is Welles.
- A group of strangers teamed up to take back United Flight 93, preventing the plane from killing untold numbers of people in the U.S. Capitol. At approximately 9:28 a.m.
- Two former U.S. Marines put their uniforms back on and searched through rubble that could have collapsed at any moment. They found two survivors. While the planes were hitting the World Trade Center, 27-year-old Jason Thomas was dropping off his daughter to his mother in Long Island.
- Two flight attendants on American Airlines Flight 11 calmly relayed information on the hijackers that would help the FBI determine the perpetrators were al Qaeda.
Nov 8, 2018 · Seeing as his life was saved by the kindness of others, Harrison decided to “pay it forward.”. Four years later, in 1954, he started giving blood. Even his own fear of needles could not deter him. Doctors soon discovered that James had a very rare type of antibody—the anti-D antibody—in his blood plasma.
Dec 7, 2018 · Donnie Navidad. In 2013, Navidad, then 61, saved a woman who toppled from a football stadium in Oakland, Calif. My friend and I were at the Coliseum to see the Raiders play the Tennessee Titans. After the game, as we were heading out, someone’s phone fell and smashed near us, and then a bunch of people started pointing up. There was a woman ...
