Started in the Pro-Bowl as a rookie. ibid.
June 29th 1983: ‘A kids’ day event … there was a pond that had been dug out … raced into the pond … Joe couldn’t swim … ‘I’m going in to save the kids!’ ibid. rescuer
He was 24 years old. ibid.
‘Wednesday 31st July 1996: Special agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are presently executing a federal search warrant.’ Judging Jewell ***** rozzers’ announcement, ESPN short 2014
‘Richard Jewell’s mother’s apartment was searched and seized live on national television.’ ibid. commentator
‘Was there one bomb? Was there many?’ ibid.
‘Richard Jewell saved my life.’ ibid.
‘They talked about a security guard … seemed like the real hero in all this.’ ibid.
‘Guard’s alertness in park makes him an unexpected hero.’ ibid. newspaper article
‘The mood is one of suspicion.’ ibid.
‘And then it got ugly.’ ibid.
Jewell was unable to find employment in law enforcement for over a year. In 1997 he accepted a position with the police department in Luthersville GA, population 793. He was paid $8 an hour. ibid.
For centuries explorers have travelled to the ends of the Earth in the name of discovery. And on the way they’ve created our maps, captured our imagination and became rooted in our history. Exploration has given us some of our greatest heroes and most memorable tales. But discovery is not all romance and glory. Timewatch: Explorer: Conquest and Calamity, BBC 2017
Our attitudes towards the heroic navigators of old have shifted … The story of the people already living in the places being discovered. ibid.
Livingstone is still famous for his discovery of the Victoria Falls but by the 1960s he was starting to feel an old-fashioned hero. ibid.
‘Hillary is arguably the last great imperial hero.’ ibid. Dr Max Jones
Incredibly, Shackleton and his 27 men would all survive. ibid.
From Wally Herbert’s epic journey in the 1960s to the most intimate moments of the video diary television has steadily brought exploration into our lives. ibid.
You’re prepared to sacrifice everything to be a hero. Engrenages/Spiral s1e6, Benoit to Pierre, BBC 2006
When this hits the news Uncle Hank is gonna be a hero. Breaking Bad s5e1: Blood Money, Walter junior
The River Thames, January 1806: All of London has turned out to witness the most elaborate funeral procession in living memory. A broken body is being escorted home with the pomp and ceremony usually reserved for royalty. The man who three months ago gave his life in his hour of triumph at the Battle of Trafalgar is laid to rest with a state funeral at St Paul’s cathedral. And in this moment Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson becomes a cult figure, representing for many victory and glory. Nelson: Britain’s Great Naval Hero, Channel 5 2020
‘The great thing about Nelson is that he was a rule breaker.’ ibid. Kate Williams
In the Nelson legend he is depicted as a military genius, of machismo and romance. ibid.
Appearance and class weren’t the only factors that made Nelson an unlikely hero to be. ibid.
‘He manages to capture two – two – Spanish ships’ [Sam Willis] … Despite disobeying orders, Nelson’s decisive action and his extreme bravery in securing a British victory was rewarded back home. At a prestigious ceremony King George III made Nelson a knight of the bath, the first of many accolades that Nelson proudly displayed. 1797 age 38: promotion to Rear-Admiral. ibid.
Nelson’s self-belief was bolstered by the support of his men. Through more than 25 years at sea he had earned a reputation as a stand-out naval officer. ibid.
Nelson was one of about 100,000 personnel serving King & Country in the Royal Navy, the largest employer in late 18th-century Britain. ibid.
Nelson’s commitment to his pursuit of glory was total. ibid.
To really capture public attention the great self-publicist needed a nemesis, and for Nelson his was Napoleon Bonaparte. ibid.
His is one of the most famous deaths in history. ibid.
I came across a book called Black Heroes of the American Revolution and was stunned to learn that African-Americans [and Native Americans] played a crucial part in our country’s fight for independence. What I learned changed my life and my sense of heritage. It’s a story every American should know: it’s a story of black patriots. Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution, Kareem Aldul-Jabbar reporting, History 2020
In 1770 in colonial America revolution is in the air. But this idea of independence is very different depending on the colour of your skin. One-fifth of the population is of African descent and slavery is a way of life in all thirteen colonies. Our black patriots begin this story in bondage; by War’s end they will have new identities in the new nation. ibid.
The black loyalists fighting for the British are making a significant impact on the War … A truly integrated unit: the first Rhode Island regiment is born … With roughly 140 black men now in the unit, their first taste of action is the Battle of Rhode Island in 1778. Covering the retreat of six American brigades, they courageously withstand three ferocious British assaults, saving the day … Other colonies followed suit. ibid.
Colonel Tye becomes one of the thousands of blacks killed in the American revolution. ibid.
Another black patriot will emerge as clever as he is courageous to help decide the day … when an enslaved man named James Armistead Lafayett made his mark. ibid.
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism. Alexander Hamilton
It is a strange story and it begins with a strange woman in the 1950s of New York. Ayn Rand had left Russia in the 1920s and gone to live in California … Human beings, Rand said, were alone in the universe. They must free themselves from all forms of political and religious control, and live their lives guided only by their selfish desires. If they did this, they would become heroic figures. Adam Curtis, All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace I: Love and Power, BBC 2011
Rand’s ideas were seen as mad and dangerous … but Rand continued to write. ibid.
‘We are heroic. We can know the world. We contain nature. We can achieve our goals. We can do what we want. What does it matter that we are alone? Who do we need? Why do we need anyone? We have ourselves.’ ibid. Barbara Branden, 1950s Randian
The group most inspired by her were the new entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley … They saw themselves as Randian heroes. ibid.
The new computer technology could turn everyone into Randian heroes. It was a vision of a society where the old forms of political control would be unnecessary. ibid.
Together they could create their own kind of order. It was a cybernetic dream which said that the feedback of information between all the individuals connected as nodes in the network would work to create a self-stabilising system. The world would be stable if everyone would be heroic Randian beings completely free to follow their desires. ibid.
‘I’m challenging the moral code of altruism.’ ibid. Rand
The computers allowed the banks to create complex mathematical models that could predict the risk of making any loan or investment. ibid.
The computer networks and the global systems they had created hadn’t distributed power; they had just shifted it and if anything had concentrated it in new forms … Power was exercised over the individual in new and surprising ways. ibid.
Dean Reed lives in East Berlin because he likes it better over there. An entertainer who has become the Soviet version of a superstar: he sings, he acts, and he speaks with what seems to be genuine conviction the Soviet line. Red Elvis: The Cold War Cowboy ***** Sky Documentaries 2022, 60 Minutes
Six weeks after the 60 Minutes interview is broadcast he disappears. ibid. historian
From that point on there is no way back; he is an enemy of the government of the United States. ibid.
By the late 1960s Dean Read is a fully fledged political radical. ibid.
He is rebelling against the government [East German] he previously cooperated with. ibid.
Armstrong was an American hero albeit a reluctant one. The Armstrong Tapes, dude, National Geographic 2019
These people are hunting for one of the most endangered animals on the planet – a black rhino, an animal poached for its horn. But there aren’t going to harm her .. A rescue mission. David Attenborough, Planet Earth s3e8: Heroes
Most of the animals we’ve filmed over the last two decades are now rarer than they were. And the places where they live are in greater dangers of destruction. ibid.
A new generation of remarkable to stepping up to save wildlife … They are true heroes. ibid.