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Described as "the most successful ditching in aviation history," Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III crash-landed U...
10/07/2025

Described as "the most successful ditching in aviation history," Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III crash-landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, saving the lives of all his passengers and crew members in the process.

Shortly after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, the passenger plane had struck a flock of geese, which had caused irreparable damage to the aircraft's engines. After several failed attempts to restart the engines, Sullenberger calculated that it would be impossible to fly back to LaGuardia, and he quickly ruled out landing at another nearby airport in New Jersey.

Though an emergency water landing was incredibly risky, the pilot believed it would provide the highest chance of survival for everyone on the plane, and he was right.

Olympic and commonwealth hurdle athlete, Wendy Jeal (aka "the woman with the steel legs") training for the 1988 Seoul ga...
10/07/2025

Olympic and commonwealth hurdle athlete, Wendy Jeal (aka "the woman with the steel legs") training for the 1988 Seoul games.

Spanish archaeologist Manuel Esteve wearing a Corinthian helmet he found in Jeréz, Spain (1938)
10/07/2025

Spanish archaeologist Manuel Esteve wearing a Corinthian helmet he found in Jeréz, Spain (1938)

JFK with daughter Caroline wearing a JFK mask, 1962.
10/07/2025

JFK with daughter Caroline wearing a JFK mask, 1962.

In 1977, an Indian man embarked on an extraordinary journey, cycling from India to Sweden to reunite with a woman he met...
10/07/2025

In 1977, an Indian man embarked on an extraordinary journey, cycling from India to Sweden to reunite with a woman he met during her vacation in India.

This incredible voyage took him through 8 different countries and spanned a total of 4 months. Remarkably, 44 years later, the couple is happily married in Sweden.

Three friends strike a playful pose in front of Villa Solhem in Helsinki, Finland, 1917. On the right is Ragnar Nyberg, ...
10/07/2025

Three friends strike a playful pose in front of Villa Solhem in Helsinki, Finland, 1917. On the right is Ragnar Nyberg, whose family owned the villa.

This is Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara and his wife Yukiko.⁣Chiune Sugihara (1900–1986) was a Japanese diplomat who s...
10/07/2025

This is Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara and his wife Yukiko.⁣

Chiune Sugihara (1900–1986) was a Japanese diplomat who served as vice-consul in Kaunas, Lithuania, during World War II. Defying orders, he issued transit visas that allowed thousands of Jewish refugees from Poland and Lithuania to escape through Japan, risking both his career and his family’s safety.

His actions are credited with saving tens of thousands of lives, with an estimated 40,000 to 100,000 descendants alive today thanks to his courage. Lithuania honored him by declaring 2020 the “Year of Chiune Sugihara,” and in 2021, a street in Jerusalem was named after him.

The ancient statue of Antinous was unearthed in Delphi, Greece, during excavations in 1894.Antinous was the young Greek ...
10/07/2025

The ancient statue of Antinous was unearthed in Delphi, Greece, during excavations in 1894.

Antinous was the young Greek companion of Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century. He died under mysterious circumstances while sailing down the Nile in 130 AD, with theories ranging from drowning to sacrifice or su***de.

Hadrian was devastated by the loss. He deified Antinous, commissioning temples, festivals, coins, and even founding the city of Antinopolis in his memory. A cult dedicated to Antinous spread across the empire.

Today, Antinous remains one of the most represented figures of antiquity, second only to Hadrian and Augustus in the number of surviving sculptures.

This is Edmond Albius.⁣In 1841, at just 12 years old and enslaved on Réunion Island, he discovered a simple but revoluti...
10/07/2025

This is Edmond Albius.⁣

In 1841, at just 12 years old and enslaved on Réunion Island, he discovered a simple but revolutionary way to pollinate vanilla orchids. With nothing more than a small stick and his thumb, Albius solved a problem that had baffled leading botanists—how to make vanilla grow outside of Mexico, where native bees had done the work.

His quick, effective method transformed vanilla into a global crop. Thanks to his discovery, Réunion became the world’s leading supplier in the 19th century. Today, Madagascar is the largest producer of vanilla, and farmers still rely on Albius’ technique nearly two centuries later.

“Filming Apocalypse Now was so physically, mentally, and financially exhausting that Francis Ford Coppola had numerous b...
10/07/2025

“Filming Apocalypse Now was so physically, mentally, and financially exhausting that Francis Ford Coppola had numerous breakdowns on the Philippines set in 1976. Dennis Hopper’s drug use, Martin Sheen’s binge-drinking, and Marlon Brando refusing to learn his lines all contributed to the chaos.”

The battleship USS Iowa unleashing her 16-inch guns during exercises off Puerto Rico, 1984
10/07/2025

The battleship USS Iowa unleashing her 16-inch guns during exercises off Puerto Rico, 1984

Honey collectors of the Indian Sunderbans wear masks on the back of their heads to prevent tiger attacks. Tigers won’t a...
10/07/2025

Honey collectors of the Indian Sunderbans wear masks on the back of their heads to prevent tiger attacks. Tigers won’t attack if they think you are looking at them.

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