Events like Pearl Harbor, any war and 9/11.
Issues like abortion
People Like Wilma Rudolph and Martin Luther King Jr
What are some tragedies and triumphs in History?(Events, issues and people)?internet security 2006
My favorite triumph (at the moment) is the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Battle of Britain in World War Two.
On June 18, 1940 Britain stood alone -- Hitler had over run Europe, crushing every nation that had picked up arms against the Nazis. The German air force (the Luftwaffe) had destroyed everyone that dared take to the air against them. The Poles, Holland, France, Norway...all had fallen one-by-one.
That evening the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, spoke somberly to the people of England, ''The Battle of France is over,'' he said. ''The Battle of Britain is about to begin, upon this battle depends the survival of civilization.''
The battle began slowly in July and no clear edge could be seen. Yet the German Luftwaffe far out paced the RAF in fighter planes and bombers; in fuel and ammunition; in pilots and training; and possibly most importantly -- their aircrews were battle trained, tested and hardened.
Yet the rag-tag group of British fighter pilots -- from Britain, Ireland, Australia, Poland, Canada, America and far flung points of the British Empire -- held the Nazis in check. Daily they flew their fighter missions doing what damage they could to the far larger Luftwaffe.
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