The Top 10 Unsung Heroes of Human History
By Aaron Matthew Ang
Be it saving lives or advancing human rights,
the world has no shortage of heroes-people
who have done amazing feats to change
how we live our lives today, proving that
humanity can transcend itself. Unfortunately,
not all heroes are treated equal and many of
them are unknown. Let us review the top ten
unsung heroes in the course of human history.
Top 10: Robert Bartlett
Bob Barlett is a captain whose ship Karluk was trapped in the
ice-which was eventually destroyed-in the Canadian Arctic
Expedition. Barlett and a hunter named Kataktovik walked 700
miles-after several months of being stranded-from Wrangel
Island to Siberia to seek for help. He boarded another ship
from Alaska and rescued his 14 surviving companions.
Top 9: John R. Fox
John Fox was an American soldier in the Second World War
He died and is considered a hero because he called for an
airstrike in his own location. He knew that the enemies,
particularly the Germans, were swarming all over and the only
way to stop them was to have them heavy under fire. His
courageous act of giving up his own life allowed the allies
enough time to plan and launch a counter attack.
Top 8: Pastor Lee Jong-rak
Pastor Lee is a Christian minister in South Korea who has
raised his own orphanage for babies who are mentally
handicapped. What he did was to put a box outside his house
where irresponsible parents can put their children instead of
leaving them in the garbage or in the roadside.
Top 7: John Woolman
Long before Abraham Lincoln advocated the freedom of
slaves, John Woolman, a man from 18th-century
Pennsylvania, travelled for 20 years in American colonies to
preach about human rights and how wrong slavery was. This
resulted to the Religious Society of Friends, also called the
Quakers, to abolish slavery in 1776. It took another 89 years
before the whole country abolished slavery.
Top 6: Amelia Boynton
Amelia is the first African-American woman who had the
courage to stand up for Civil Rights Movement. She was
instrumental to the historical march of African-Americans
from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. This March paved the
way for the black people to be given voting rights and exercise
their constitutional rights.
Top 5: Poggio Bracciolini
A man of the 15th century, Poggio is not a name you will
typically hear. However, we will never have acquired the
scientific skills and progress we have today if not for him. It
was Poggio who translated an old text called On the Nature of
Things and made it possible for the modern world to pass on
and study this knowledge further. This text contained the
radical ideas that matter is made of moving objects, which we
now know as particles and atoms.
Top 4: Mary Anning
It is this woman who taught the world to respect animals and
preserve their lives. She was 12 years old when she made a
discovery of a dinosaur fossil. In her generation, people never
believed that animals can be extinct. It was her persistence in
this phenomenon that changed how the world looks at
paleontology today because her work ignited the passion of
scientists of the modern world to shift their mindset about
prehistoric life and how extinct animals have shaped the world
today.
Top 3: Benjamin Keefe Clark
A hero of the 9/11 terrorist attack in the US, Benjamin was a
chef who helped hi9s department team members to get out
during the attack. Instead of going out, he helped a disabled
woman at the 78th floor and perished. He could have gotten
out with the rest of the people and saved himself but he didn't.
Top 2: Senior Master Sgt. Doug Widener
This is a man who has earned one of the most prestigious
medals in American Military-the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He flew 25 missions in Afghanistan during which he and two
other military para-rescue men rescued 19 wounded soldiers.
They showed the courage to infiltrate and ex-filtrate the
soldiers from treacherous and dangerous terrains in a terrorist
haven under heavy fire.
Top 1: John Rabe
Ever heard this name? John Rabe is a German businessman
in World War II who happened to be in China during the war.
He decided to stay in China along with a few foreigners and
established a Safe Zone in Nanking. Without Rabe's help,
more than 200, 000 Chinese people would have died by the
onslaught of the Japanese Army. But since he was an
influential German, he stood his ground and prevented the
Japanese form attacking the Nanking Safety Zone
Did you find this article informative and relevant? If you did
and you need articles like this for your blog, please mail him at
matthew@aaronmatthewang.com .
Aaron Matthew Ang is a seasoned web content writer with
over seven years of experience. He has written in dozens
niches and practically all topics under the sun. To date, he has
written more than 1000 combined articles and eBooks for
various niches.
He is currently working as a Senior Quality Assurance
Manager in the BPO industry and owns Acidic Wit Creative
Writing Services, a company dedicated to providing high
quality web content.
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Submitted On July 12, 2015
Be it saving lives or advancing human rights,
the world has no shortage of heroes-people
who have done amazing feats to change
how we live our lives today, proving that
humanity can transcend itself. Unfortunately,
not all heroes are treated equal and many of
them are unknown. Let us review the top ten
unsung heroes in the course of human history.
Top 10: Robert Bartlett
Bob Barlett is a captain whose ship Karluk was trapped in the
ice-which was eventually destroyed-in the Canadian Arctic
Expedition. Barlett and a hunter named Kataktovik walked 700
miles-after several months of being stranded-from Wrangel
Island to Siberia to seek for help. He boarded another ship
from Alaska and rescued his 14 surviving companions.
Top 9: John R. Fox
John Fox was an American soldier in the Second World War
He died and is considered a hero because he called for an
airstrike in his own location. He knew that the enemies,
particularly the Germans, were swarming all over and the only
way to stop them was to have them heavy under fire. His
courageous act of giving up his own life allowed the allies
enough time to plan and launch a counter attack.
Top 8: Pastor Lee Jong-rak
Pastor Lee is a Christian minister in South Korea who has
raised his own orphanage for babies who are mentally
handicapped. What he did was to put a box outside his house
where irresponsible parents can put their children instead of
leaving them in the garbage or in the roadside.
Top 7: John Woolman
Long before Abraham Lincoln advocated the freedom of
slaves, John Woolman, a man from 18th-century
Pennsylvania, travelled for 20 years in American colonies to
preach about human rights and how wrong slavery was. This
resulted to the Religious Society of Friends, also called the
Quakers, to abolish slavery in 1776. It took another 89 years
before the whole country abolished slavery.
Top 6: Amelia Boynton
Amelia is the first African-American woman who had the
courage to stand up for Civil Rights Movement. She was
instrumental to the historical march of African-Americans
from Selma to Montgomery in 1965. This March paved the
way for the black people to be given voting rights and exercise
their constitutional rights.
Top 5: Poggio Bracciolini
A man of the 15th century, Poggio is not a name you will
typically hear. However, we will never have acquired the
scientific skills and progress we have today if not for him. It
was Poggio who translated an old text called On the Nature of
Things and made it possible for the modern world to pass on
and study this knowledge further. This text contained the
radical ideas that matter is made of moving objects, which we
now know as particles and atoms.
Top 4: Mary Anning
It is this woman who taught the world to respect animals and
preserve their lives. She was 12 years old when she made a
discovery of a dinosaur fossil. In her generation, people never
believed that animals can be extinct. It was her persistence in
this phenomenon that changed how the world looks at
paleontology today because her work ignited the passion of
scientists of the modern world to shift their mindset about
prehistoric life and how extinct animals have shaped the world
today.
Top 3: Benjamin Keefe Clark
A hero of the 9/11 terrorist attack in the US, Benjamin was a
chef who helped hi9s department team members to get out
during the attack. Instead of going out, he helped a disabled
woman at the 78th floor and perished. He could have gotten
out with the rest of the people and saved himself but he didn't.
Top 2: Senior Master Sgt. Doug Widener
This is a man who has earned one of the most prestigious
medals in American Military-the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He flew 25 missions in Afghanistan during which he and two
other military para-rescue men rescued 19 wounded soldiers.
They showed the courage to infiltrate and ex-filtrate the
soldiers from treacherous and dangerous terrains in a terrorist
haven under heavy fire.
Top 1: John Rabe
Ever heard this name? John Rabe is a German businessman
in World War II who happened to be in China during the war.
He decided to stay in China along with a few foreigners and
established a Safe Zone in Nanking. Without Rabe's help,
more than 200, 000 Chinese people would have died by the
onslaught of the Japanese Army. But since he was an
influential German, he stood his ground and prevented the
Japanese form attacking the Nanking Safety Zone
Did you find this article informative and relevant? If you did
and you need articles like this for your blog, please mail him at
matthew@aaronmatthewang.com .
Aaron Matthew Ang is a seasoned web content writer with
over seven years of experience. He has written in dozens
niches and practically all topics under the sun. To date, he has
written more than 1000 combined articles and eBooks for
various niches.
He is currently working as a Senior Quality Assurance
Manager in the BPO industry and owns Acidic Wit Creative
Writing Services, a company dedicated to providing high
quality web content.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?
expert=Aaron_Matthew_Ang
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