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Faith In Humanity Restored

Interesting History

Interesting Facts

And she lived until the end…

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Jordan: Syria's refugees meet Mama Munira

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Grow Old With Me

The Golden Years

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Marie Maynard Daly, born in Queens, New York to Helen and Ivan Daly, was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry. Black History Facts, Black History Month, Strange History, Beautiful Black Women, Amazing Women, Beautiful Eyes, Beautiful Quotes, Beautiful Pictures, Edith Piaff

Black History Facts

Black History Month

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Marie Maynard Daly, born in Queens, New York to Helen and Ivan Daly, was the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry.

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Vintage Black Glamour

Idda Van Munster

Victorian Women

Aida Overton Walker » Retronaut

From her corner market in St. Paul, MN, Sally Herbsr, 98, took in foster kids, brought sick customers meals, found shelter & jobs for folks. In her 80s she patrolled alleys after midnight with a baseball bat in hand to chase away johns and prostitutes. Proof one person can make a difference. Great Women, Important People In History, Foster Kids, Phenomenal Woman, Girl Talk, Badass Women

Important People In History

Phenomenal Woman

From her corner market in St. Paul, MN, Sally Herbsr, 98, took in foster kids, brought sick customers meals, found shelter & jobs for folks. In her 80s she patrolled alleys after midnight with a baseball bat in hand to chase away johns and prostitutes. Proof one person can make a difference.

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Pixie Haircut Styles

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Ellen Degeneres~ beautiful blue eyes!

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Life Falling Apart

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Iyanla Vanzant's Life Falls Apart - Oprah.com

Janice Haywood

Dont give up up your fathers legacy Rev. Bernice. It belongs to the family!!! Bernice King, Nobel Peace Prize, Martin Luther King, Don't Give Up, News Stories, Fathers, Breaking News, New World

Nobel Peace Prize

Martin Luther King

Dont give up up your fathers legacy Rev. Bernice. It belongs to the family!!!

Janice Haywood

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Black Is Beautiful

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Love her for her courageous!!

A TRUE NOTEBOOK STORY!!!!! 72 years together: The couple who died holding hands After 72 years of marriage, Norma and Gordon Yeager died within one hour of each other — and were buried in a single coffin POSTED ON OCTOBER 21, 2011, AT 3:48 PM Norma and Gordon Yeager had each promised to live as long as the other. Photo: YouTube SEE ALL 72 PHOTOS Here's a love story for the ages — or the movies. Iowa couple Norma and Gordon Yeager were both in their 90s and had been married ... True Love Stories, Love Story, Beautiful Stories, Beautiful Couple, Forever Love, Always And Forever, Growing Old Together, Lasting Love

True Love Stories

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Always And Forever

Growing Old Together

A TRUE NOTEBOOK STORY!!!!! 72 years together: The couple who died holding hands After 72 years of marriage, Norma and Gordon Yeager died within one hour of each other — and were buried in a single coffin POSTED ON OCTOBER 21, 2011, AT 3:48 PM Norma and Gordon Yeager had each promised to live as long as the other. Photo: YouTube SEE ALL 72 PHOTOS Here's a love story for the ages — or the movies. Iowa couple Norma and Gordon Yeager were both in their 90s and had been married ...

Now in his eighties, Sam Pivnik tells for the first time the extraordinary story of how he survived the Holocaust. Sam Pivnik is the ultimate survivor from a world that no longer exists. On fourteen occasions he should have been killed, but luck, his physical strength, and his determination not to die all played a part in Sam Pivnik living to tell his extraordinary story. #Survivor #new #book Reading Lists, Book Lists, Book Worth Reading, Reading Nooks, Books And Tea, Good Books, Venice, True Stories, Movie Posters

Book Worth Reading

Now in his eighties, Sam Pivnik tells for the first time the extraordinary story of how he survived the Holocaust. Sam Pivnik is the ultimate survivor from a world that no longer exists. On fourteen occasions he should have been killed, but luck, his physical strength, and his determination not to die all played a part in Sam Pivnik living to tell his extraordinary story. #Survivor #new #book

I think it is important what a person does to help others after he is no longer President . That tells much about the person in my opinion. Jimmy Carter, American Presidents, American History, Losing My Religion, Nobel Prize Winners, Peter Gabriel, People Of Interest, We Are The World, Raining Men

American Presidents

American History

Losing My Religion

Nobel Prize Winners

People Of Interest

We Are The World

I think it is important what a person does to help others after he is no longer President . That tells much about the person in my opinion.

On Sept. 1, 1980, amputee Terry Fox was forced to stop his 5,000-mile run across Canada for cancer research after it was discovered that his bone cancer had spread to his lungs. He died 10 months later, but not before realizing his dream of raising one dollar for every person in Canada. I Am Canadian, Canadian History, Bone Cancer, Mind Blowing Facts, O Canada, Nostalgia, Amputee, Before Us

Canadian History

Mind Blowing Facts

On Sept. 1, 1980, amputee Terry Fox was forced to stop his 5,000-mile run across Canada for cancer research after it was discovered that his bone cancer had spread to his lungs. He died 10 months later, but not before realizing his dream of raising one dollar for every person in Canada.

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What I Like About You

It's A Good Life

A True Love Story In 22 Pictures

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Whoopi Goldberg

Olivia De Havilland

Whoopi Goldberg

So much history and tragic at one person! Anna Mae Dickinson was eight when she lost her father and narrowly escaped death herself on the Titanic. She was 11 when she lost her Aunt Olivia in the torpedoing of the Lusitania. She was 31 when she lost her first cousin Alfred in the Hindenberg explosion. She was 37 when she lost her nephew Thomas in the bombing of Pearl Harbor.And she was 97 when her tiny apartment was shaken and battered by the collapse of the twin towers on Sptember 11, 2001. Grandma Moses, Gramma, Pearl Harbor, Rms Titanic, Titanic History, Titanic Sinking, Titanic Ship, Women In History, World History

Titanic History

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Women In History

So much history and tragic at one person! Anna Mae Dickinson was eight when she lost her father and narrowly escaped death herself on the Titanic. She was 11 when she lost her Aunt Olivia in the torpedoing of the Lusitania. She was 31 when she lost her first cousin Alfred in the Hindenberg explosion. She was 37 when she lost her nephew Thomas in the bombing of Pearl Harbor.And she was 97 when her tiny apartment was shaken and battered by the collapse of the twin towers on Sptember 11, 2001.

Ralph Lazo, at age 17 in 1942, he learned his Japanese American friends and families were being relocated to Manzanar War Relocation Camp in Central California. He voluntarily went with them stating "These people hadn't done anything that I hadn't done except to go to Japanese language school." He left the camp 2 years later when he was drafted into the US Army. President Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Japanese Language School, Pearl Harbor Attack, Internment, Japanese American, Nihongo, Black And White Pictures, Past Life

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Ralph Lazo, at age 17 in 1942, he learned his Japanese American friends and families were being relocated to Manzanar War Relocation Camp in Central California. He voluntarily went with them stating "These people hadn't done anything that I hadn't done except to go to Japanese language school." He left the camp 2 years later when he was drafted into the US Army.

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Helping The Homeless

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Paola Borboni (1 January 1900-9 April 1995) was an Italian film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre. She entered film in 1916 and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990. She also made numerous stage appearances, gaining notoriety in 1925 when she appeared in a show as a mermaid exposing her breasts, which she saw as natural in the role, but caused considerable outrage at the time. Vintage Portraits, Vintage Photographs, Vintage Mode, Vintage Ladies, Vintage Pictures, Vintage Images, Edwardian Fashion, Vintage Fashion, Vintage Outfits

Vintage Portraits

Vintage Photographs

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Vintage Fashion

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Paola Borboni (1 January 1900-9 April 1995) was an Italian film actress whose career spanned nine decades of cinema. She also made a substantial contribution to theatre. She entered film in 1916 and made over 80 film appearances between then and 1990. She also made numerous stage appearances, gaining notoriety in 1925 when she appeared in a show as a mermaid exposing her breasts, which she saw as natural in the role, but caused considerable outrage at the time.

Nancy Wake was an Australian living in France when the country surrendered to the Germans in 1940, Ms Wake helped people escape to Spain before she fled to Britain in 1943 when the Gestapo came after her. Trained there, she was parachuted back into France by the British to organise the resistance ahead of D-Day. Madam Cj Walker, World War Ii, Nancy Wake, Historical Women, Socialism

Madam Cj Walker

Historical Women

Nancy Wake was an Australian living in France when the country surrendered to the Germans in 1940, Ms Wake helped people escape to Spain before she fled to Britain in 1943 when the Gestapo came after her. Trained there, she was parachuted back into France by the British to organise the resistance ahead of D-Day.

Dr. Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey. Despite enormous pressure, Dr. Kelsey refused to grant approval of Thalidomide for use in the USA while working at the FDA. Her refusal saved thousands of children from being born with deformaties. She also helped institute laws protecting patients during drug trials. Famous Women, Famous People, Iconic Women, Cultura General, Extraordinary Women, Oldham, Medical History

Cultura General

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Dr. Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey. Despite enormous pressure, Dr. Kelsey refused to grant approval of Thalidomide for use in the USA while working at the FDA. Her refusal saved thousands of children from being born with deformaties. She also helped institute laws protecting patients during drug trials.

Vietnamese student activist, Hoang Thi Tho, tortured during the American War. In Vietnam, they called it the American War. In America, they called it the Vietnam War. Photographed in Hue, Vietnam, March 2012. Marissa Roth. American War, Photo Essay, Vietnam War, Activist, Hue, That Look, March

Vietnamese student activist, Hoang Thi Tho, tortured during the American War. In Vietnam, they called it the American War. In America, they called it the Vietnam War. Photographed in Hue, Vietnam, March 2012. Marissa Roth.

"I am not ashamed of the court's verdict. On the contrary, I am proud to have saved the lives of hundreds of oppressed people. My assistance to Jews was rooted in my Christian world outlook… It was basically a question of saving human lives threatened with death. How could I then seriously consider bureaucratic schemes and calculations? " Paul Grüninger, Swiss border policeman who illegally allowed 3,600 desperate Jews entry to Switzerland. Lost his job and pension, died in poverty. Oppressed People, 3d Foto, Get In Line, Christian World, Heroism, Faith In Humanity

Oppressed People

Christian World

Faith In Humanity

"I am not ashamed of the court's verdict. On the contrary, I am proud to have saved the lives of hundreds of oppressed people. My assistance to Jews was rooted in my Christian world outlook… It was basically a question of saving human lives threatened with death. How could I then seriously consider bureaucratic schemes and calculations? " Paul Grüninger, Swiss border policeman who illegally allowed 3,600 desperate Jews entry to Switzerland. Lost his job and pension, died in poverty.

Corrie Ten Boom helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust by hiding them in a secret room in her family's home. Eventually she was arrested and taken to concentration camps, including Ravensbruck. While imprisoned she held Bible studies using a small Bible she managed to sneak passed guards. After the war she aided Holocaust survivors, traveled as a public speaker to over sixty countries and wrote eight books. (Submitted by Michaela Jaros) Corrie Ten Boom, Jewish History, Secret Rooms, Strong Women

Corrie Ten Boom

Corrie Ten Boom helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust by hiding them in a secret room in her family's home. Eventually she was arrested and taken to concentration camps, including Ravensbruck. While imprisoned she held Bible studies using a small Bible she managed to sneak passed guards. After the war she aided Holocaust survivors, traveled as a public speaker to over sixty countries and wrote eight books. (Submitted by Michaela Jaros)