Real stories about real people… with a twist.
Each week, historian and author Brad Dison brings you a fascinating story from the past—often with an ending you never saw coming. Remember This? has been published weekly since 2019 and currently appears in 18 print and digital news outlets.
Latest Stories
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Kathy’s Walk and Swim
Kathy Sullivan dreamed of taking a seven-mile swim, but another opportunity came first—a remarkable 140-mile walk that required years of preparation and some very specialized equipment.
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Lucky To Have Forgotten
In August 1969, Quincy Jones accepted an invitation from a friend but became absorbed in his work and completely forgot about it. That simple lapse of memory would prove extraordinarily…
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The Dancing Bears
In 1922, a struggling German candymaker remembered something that had fascinated children for generations. That childhood memory inspired a creation that would eventually become famous around the world.
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From Barstow to Calico
In the 1880s, one determined mail carrier crossed California’s rugged Mojave Desert every day between Barstow and Calico. But there was something unusual about Dorsey.
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Crack Shots
A Civil War sharpshooter survived a wound that should have killed him. Nearly six decades later, something extraordinary happened that brought that battlefield moment back to life.
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