In 1805, Horatio Nelson led the British Navy to victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, preventing a French invasion of England.
In 1989, a Chinese man stood in front of tanks in Tiananmen Square, symbolizing resistance against government oppression.
During WWII, Oskar Schindler saved over 1,200 Jews by employing them in his factories, risking his life to protect them.
Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
In 1979, Jeanne Calment thwarted a burglary attempt by locking herself in a room, outliving the intruder who died of a heart attack.
Hugh Thompson Jr. intervened to stop the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, saving numerous Vietnamese civilians from slaughter.