Listen here Boris Yeltsin, who died on April 23 at age 76, was the first elected…
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Maria Theresa – A Wise Ruler
Listen here Empress Maria Theresa was the absolute sovereign who ruled the Austro-Hungarian empire for forty years…
The Toughest Player In NHL Donates Hundreds Of Sneakers – To Give Makes Me Happier
Listen here Zdeno Chara, or Big Z as he is called in the ice hockey world,…
Pakistani Man Plays Snooker Without Hands
Listen here Muhammad Ikram was born without hands in a poor family of nine children. He was…
The First Woman In Space
Listen here In 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly in space. When she was very…
A Hero Is Remembered
Listen here Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who worked in Budapest during the Second World War. He…
Vasily Arkhipov Saved The World From Nuclear War
Listen here Arkhipov was a Soviet Navy officer and a deputy commander of the ballistic missile submarine…
A Simple Man Whose Prayers Heal People
Listen here Solanus Casey, Bernard Francis Casey, was a member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin…