Intrepid Titanic researcher knew risks of the deep
Deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet was a hero in France, but others were less impressed that he collected artefacts from the Titanic.
Deep-sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet was a hero in France, but others were less impressed that he collected artefacts from the Titanic.
A brilliant doctor looked at the obsessive, disconnected Donald Triplett and, like his parents, imagined a future for the boy.
The criticism of the disgraced US leader never abated, but Richard Nixon rebuilt his reputation after Watergate as one of the world’s most insightful statesmen.
John Lennon wrote and roughly recorded, but never ever issued, Now And Then. But thanks to the power of artificial intelligence, it seems his former bandmate has finished the final Beatles song.
We do not know yet the human cost of the bombing of the Kakhovka Dam, but history shows that such events have vast consequences.
Bob Edwards was an anthropologist and archaeologist whose fascination with the art and lives of First Nations Australians preserved so much for future generations.
Georgian villager Vera Putina insisted that she gave birth to a boy she called Vova who she later saw on TV as a leading KGB agent.
When Mamie Till’s 14-year-old son was kidnapped and murdered, she came up with an idea to make sure the world knew what had happened.
Rick Hoyt and his father Dick worked together – running the world – to change how we saw the lives of those with disabilities.
The singer and songwriter, who married Australian country legend Slim Dusty, died on Thursday.
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