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The New Testament Sewn into a Pillow
Adoniram and Ann Judson were American missionaries in Burma. In 1824, when war broke out with the British, Adoniram was arrested as a suspected spy and thrown into the death prison at Ava.
The Sailor Who Turned Around
On September 24, 1988, Canadian sailor Lawrence Lemieux was racing in the Finn class at the Seoul Olympics and was on course to finish second in that day's race.
The Subway Superman
On January 2, 2007, construction worker Wesley Autrey was standing on a Manhattan subway platform with his two little girls. A young film student named Cameron Hollopeter had a seizure and fell onto the tracks just as a train's headlights appeared.
Two Runners Who Stopped to Pick Each Other Up
In a women's 5,000 meter heat at the 2016 Rio Olympics, New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin tripped and fell, accidentally taking American Abbey D'Agostino down with her.
Tyndale’s Last Prayer
In 1523 William Tyndale asked the bishop of London for permission to translate the New Testament into English. The bishop said no.
Vincent Coleman Sent One Last Message
On the morning of December 6, 1917, a French munitions ship caught fire in Halifax Harbour. Train dispatcher Vincent Coleman learned the burning ship could explode.
Wallenberg’s Paper Shields
In the summer of 1944, nearly 200,000 Jews were still left in Budapest, and the authorities planned to deport them too. Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish businessman with no diplomatic experience at all, arrived on July 9 as a diplomat at the Swedish legation.