Heartwarming

The kinder stories, including the women history tried to forget. 7 stories, a few minutes each.

1. Cher AmiIn October 1918, during the final weeks of World War I, a battalion of the U.S. 77th Infantry Division advanced into the Argonne Forest in…
2. Hedy LamarrHedy Lamarr was one of the biggest movie stars of the 1940s. She was also the co-inventor of a frequency-hopping communication system that laid the…
3. The Night WitchesDuring World War II, the Soviet Union formed three all-female air regiments. The most famous was the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, which the Germans…
4. Nellie BlyIn November 1889, a 25-year-old journalist named Nellie Bly left New York City with a single bag and the goal of traveling around the world faster…
5. The Hermitage CatsThe Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, is one of the largest art museums in the world. It houses over three million items, including works…
6. Bobbie the Wonder DogIn August 1923, a family from Silverton, Oregon, lost their dog while traveling in Wolcott, Indiana—roughly 2,500 miles from home. Six months…
7. The Woman Who Paid Kenya to Plant TreesIn 1977, Wangari Maathai planted seven trees in her backyard in Nairobi. It was World Environment Day, and the seedlings were the start of…