September 3rd 1939
Posted by charles in Countries, Life Stories, People on 02. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
How many will remember what happened on September 3rd 1939? It was a black day in the history of the world because Nazi Germany caused the start of the Second World War. Two days earlier, they had invaded Poland and, as a result, Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand and other countries declared war on the [...]
Travels and Amazing People
Posted by charles in Countries, People, Places on 10. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
Have been out and about travelling for the last 3 months in search of more amazing people. I took a flight from Brisbane, Australia to Vancouver in Canada and then on to Calgary. Both cities were full of people making the best of their lives and I met some amazing characters, all with proud stories to tell [...]
Oskar Schindler’s Amazing Life and Legacy
Posted by charles in Cities, Countries, Life Stories on 22. Feb, 2010 | 0 Comments
Have you read the book Schindler’s List or seen the film titled Schindler’s Ark? The book by Thomas Kennealy and the film by Steven Spielberg have made Schindler’s name famous. But, who was Oskar Schindler? In my search for amazing people, I decided to find out. After attending a business conference in Krakow, Poland, I [...]
Florence Nightingale’s Amazing Career
Posted by charles in Careers, Life Stories, Women on 30. Jan, 2010 | 3 Comments
I have written a book called Amazing Careers and Florence Nightingale is one of the people featured. Florence Nightingale was known as the lady of the lamp. The reason is that late at night in an army field hospital during the Crimea War she would go round to try and help the injured soldiers. Today, [...]
Peace or Death
Posted by charles in Entrepreneurs, Inventors, Life Stories on 23. Jan, 2010 | 2 Comments
I was interested to read the life story of Alfred Nobel, whose name is famous for the Nobel Prizes awarded each year. When in Paris, he went to a cafe and while drinking his coffee read a newspaper. In the obituary column, to his horror he saw his own name. The notice said that the [...]
