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On April 16, 2007, 76-year-old aerospace engineering professor Liviu Librescu barricaded his classroom door with his body during the Virginia Tech shooting, giving his students time to escape through windows. A Holocaust survivor, he chose in his final moments to ensure others would survive.
Apr 25, 2026
On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashed into the icy Potomac River in Washington, D.C., and a quiet federal bank examiner named Arland D. Williams Jr. repeatedly handed the rescue helicopter's lifeline to fellow survivors instead of saving himself. By the time the helicopter returned for him the sixth time, he had slipped beneath the frozen water — a selfless act that would make him one of America's most remembered civilian heroes.
Apr 11, 2026
On September 11, 2001, Morgan Stanley's security chief Rick Rescorla evacuated 2,687 employees from the World Trade Center's South Tower before it collapsed — then went back inside to save more. He had predicted the attack years earlier and spent a decade preparing his people for the day that finally came.
Apr 10, 2026