My Grandfather in his uniform, either 1943 or 1944. He was in the Royal Navy from 17 and was stationed in the Mediterranean, most likely around the Italian Coast. This framed photo hangs on my wall.
Bernie Sanders, in 1986, fighting against the stigma of homosexuality at the time and literally risked his career doing so (Burlington city council wanted to oust him for this)
Betty Robinson got into a plane crash and was mistakenly pronounced dead. She spent 7 weeks in a coma and it took her 2 years to learn to walk again. 5 years later, she won a gold medal in the Olympic Games 1936