Lilli Hornig Scientist
Dr. Hornig was one of about a dozen surviving scientists from the Manhattan Project.
From This is True for 19 November 2017
public service
Cops, firefighters, medics, soldiers, and similar
Barbara Blaine Healing Force
Blaine founded the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
From This is True for 1 October 2017
Anne Dufourmantelle Risk-taking philosopher
“Being alive is a risk. Life is a metamorphosis and it begins with this risk.”
From This is True for 23 July 2017
Jennifer Kempton Escaped slave
She wanted to help other slaves get past what had happened to them.
From This is True for 21 May 2017
John Moffat Lt. Commander
It took nearly 60 years to confirm, but Moffat was the pilot who sunk the Bismark.
From This is True for 11 December 2016
Jack Garman Moon landing hero
“Program alarm,” Armstrong, radioed. “It’s a 1202.” It was up to Garman to decide if that was a problem.
From This is True for 25 September 2016
Jeremiah O’Keefe The dignified
He would never back down from the idea that all people deserved dignity.
From This is True for 28 August 2016
D.A. Henderson Epidemiologist
“D.A. always said they wanted an American to blame.”
From This is True for 21 August 2016
David Thatcher Doolittle raider
During World War II, Sgt. Thatcher volunteered for a secret mission.
From This is True for 26 June 2016
David MacKay Practical physicist
A physicist and Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge, MacKay grew tired of the debate about energy. Declaring he intended to cut “U.K. emissions of twaddle,” he wrote a book applying pure reason and mathematics (shunning emotional “self-righteousness” and “greenwashing”) to the sustainable energy debate. “I was tired of the debate,” he explained. … Read more
From This is True for 17 April 2016