When a Scuba Diver Didn’t Return to the Surface for Hours, This Diving Expert Refused to Give ...
It seemed impossible that anyone could be left alive. But an inner voice kept telling Nico that there was hope.
This Pilot Took Off Just Fine, But When He Tried to Use the Control Stick, It Wouldn’t Budge
The pilot faced a desperate choice: stay with his crippled jet and die-or get out and turn loose a flying...
The Night I Met Einstein
This Reader's Digest Classic of "My Most Unforgettable Character" offers a lesson in life—and music—from the most brilliant mind in...
His Parachute Got Stuck on the Plane’s Wheel and He Was Suspended in Midair with Little Chance...
Almost 80 years after it unfolded in the sky over San Diego, a nearly impossible rescue mission remains one of...
The Unsinkable Titanic
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912, we dug into our archives...
The True Story Behind The Vow
Fall in love with the Reader's Digest original story that inspired the romantic movie starring Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum.
George Haley: The Man Who Wouldn’t Quit
A look back: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley tells the story of a man who overcame prejudice to excel as...