Résultats pour "Chance" dans Histoire

Rachel Cohen's A Chance Meeting is a dazzling group portrait that offers a striking new vision of the making and remaking of the American mind and imagination from the Civil War to the Vietnam War. How does the happenstance of daily life become history? Cohen shows us, describing a series of, now boldly, now subtly, transformative encounters between a wide and surprising range of Americans.

In "Chance or Circumstance?" author, James R. Mapp, takes listeners on a gripping journey through the tumultuous 1960s, offering an insider's perspective on the relentless fight for Civil Rights. At its core, the book poses a poignant question: What compels an individual to risk everything for justice and equality? The answer unfolds through the life of the author, who undeterred by dangers to himself and his family, becomes a catalyst for change in his adopted hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

In late 1936, as Franco’s armies stormed toward Madrid, Stalin famously termed the defence of Spain “the common cause of all advanced and progressive mankind.” As a German emigrant to Winnipeg, Hans Ibing recognized the importance of the Spanish Civil War to the struggle against worldwide fascism in a way that most people in Canada did not - joining the International Brigades in their fight to defend the Spanish Republic was his “chance to fight Hitler.”

In the spring of 1944 gendarmes forcibly removed Tibor “Max” Eisen and his family from their home, brought them to a brickyard, and eventually loaded them onto crowded cattle cars bound for Auschwitz-Birkenau. At 15 years of age, Eisen survived the selection process and he was inducted into the camp as a slave laborer. More than 70 years after the Nazi camps were liberated by the Allies, By Chance Alone details Eisen’s story of survival.

A newsbreaking memoir that tackles head-on the toughest challenge in the world today. When a dying King Hussein shocked the world by picking his son rather than his brother, the longtime crown prince, to be the next king of Jordan, no one was more surprised than the young head of Special...

The romance between Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend in the 1950s rocked the British Establishment, pulled at the heartstrings of a nation and brought sorrow to two intensely human individuals. In Time and Chance, Peter Townsend tells his side of the story in intensely personal terms and places the episode within the whole context of his full and varied life, a story which includes great heroism in World War II as well as his part in one of the most publicized love stories of the twentieth century.

What moments changed the course of military history? In between the best-known wars and battles, smaller moments had an outsized impact. Discover when Ulysses Grant and Robert E. Lee fought on the same side years before they faced off in the Civil War. Learn about the French army that changed history by defeating Muslim invaders in the 8th century. Find out why a minor 19th-century skirmish stopped the U.S. from invading Canada.

The author of the heartwarming Craig and Fred tells the deeply emotional and inspiring story of the next phase of their lives together: working closely with prison inmates in Maine who raise and train puppies to become service dogs. Former US Marine Craig Grossi and his dog Fred appeared on the...

Join us on an enchanting journey with The Wheels of Chance - A Bicycling Idyll, where a humble drapers assistant, after acquiring an old bicycle, embarks on a transformative two-week tour through the picturesque countryside. Little does he know, this adventure will change his life forever. (Summary by annise)

The thrilling, cinematic story of a community shattered by disaster—and the extraordinary woman who helped pull it back together “A powerful, heart-wrenching book, as much art as it is journalism.”—The Wall Street Journal “A beautifully wrought and profoundly joyful story of...

After multiple heroic operations, returning electricity to 400,000 civilians, and helping thousands of girls return to school, ISIS did everything it could to thwart the offensive. Turnbull is injured in a suicide bombing and given no chance of surviving. When Samantha met the lead trauma surgeon overseas, she found out her husband had lost his right eye, had no skin or tissue on the right side of his face, had multiple skull fractures, and numerous other injuries. They told her he’d likely be paralyzed on one side and may not remember much of anything, including her and their son.

When reporter Eric Roper buys a lovely 113-year-old house in Minneapolis, he wants to find out everything he can about its history. But he quickly becomes obsessed with one couple who owned the house 100 years ago. Harry and Clementine Robinson send him down a surprising rabbit hole into an incredible history he never heard before. As he artfully and meticulously pieces together the remarkable story of their lives, we find out what the Robinsons reveal about a history of race in Minneapolis -- the city that became ground zero for an unprecedented global racial reckoning. New episodes available...

A narrative podcast that dives deep into true stories of people who hit rock bottom—and then turned it all around. From ex-convicts and former addicts to public figures and everyday individuals who rebuilt their lives, Second Chances uncovers the emotional, psychological, and often unexpected paths toward redemption. Each episode brings a powerful, human-centered story told with empathy, honesty, and cinematic storytelling.

The Incredible and Endlessly Fascinating Fate, Chance and Coincidence Show is an entertaining and captivating journey through the remarkable world of coincidence, synchronicity, kismet, chance, and other related phenomena.Unpredictable, funny, and poignant, the series explores this magical universe via its most spectacular stories.Due to his aversion to fabrication, exaggeration, tall tales, fairy tales, embellishments or falsehoods, all the stories featured in this series are, to the best of the host's knowledge (after much research and fact-checking done by him personally), accurate and ...

The Incredible and Endlessly Fascinating Fate, Chance and Coincidence Show is an entertaining and captivating journey through the remarkable world of coincidence, synchronicity, kismet, chance, and other related phenomena. Unpredictable, funny, and poignant, the series explores this magical universe via its most spectacular stories.Host Darren Keith has had a life-long fascination with this subject matter and countless remarkable experiences himself over the years. Wanting to share his stories, as well as the stories of others, he created The Incredible and Endlessly Fascinating Fate, Chance ...

The California revealed here is not the stereotypical land of movie stars, sensational trials, or tourist snapshots, but instead a remarkable patchwork of out-of-the-way places and everyday people. Former Los Angeles Times columnist Charles Hillinger hones in on what makes each county unique, such as Johnny Heinold's First and Last Chance tavern in Alameda County where Jack London first began writing his stories.

Chez Eco Tempo, nous sommes profondément passionnés par les récits émouvants qui traversent le temps, des souvenirs précieux liés à des objets bien-aimés. Parmi eux, les bijoux et les montres occupent une place particulière. Ces gardiens silencieux de vos moments sont parfois relégués à l'ombre de vos placards, car les souvenirs qu'ils portent sont trop intenses pour les laisser partir. C'est là que notre concept Eco Tempo entre en jeu, leur offrant une seconde chance de briller, de revivre, et de vibrer à travers une nouvelle histoire.En tant que particulier et/ou professionnel ...

Historias, leyendas, sucesos extraños, hechos reales y conspiraciones. todo narrado por dos hermanos comunes, pasa el rato junto a nosotros y danos un chance que ya te contamos. Recuerda seguirnos en todas las redes sociales como "Dame Chance y Te Cuento"

Cristiana Capotondi ci racconta quattro storie di rinascita di persone a cui viene data una seconda opportunità. Il dettaglio delle uscite delle varie puntate Episodio 1 > Luca, mercoledì 11 gennaioEpisodio 2 > Giulia, mercoledì 18 gennaioEpisodio 3 > Renato, mercoledì 25 gennaioEpisodio 4 > Nour e Hasan, mercoledì 1° febbraio Abbonati a discovery + e guarda lo speciale in esclusiva > https://auth.discoveryplus.com/it/product

The Choices Not Chances Podcast came about after the release of Ryan Rogers’s new book, "Lions of Marjah". The Podcast is a veteran-oriented work, focusing on interviews of not only combat veterans but the families and lives they lead transitioning from combat. We will feature veteran aid of all types and consistently plug new therapies, as well as make an effort to bridge the civilian/military divide. The warfighting experience comes with many changes, some tolerable, others not as much. Semper Fi!