John Brown, aged 59, was executed on this day in 1859 for attempting a slave rebellion in order to end slavery in the United States of America.1yr ⋅ wademcgillis ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Jack Wilson took out a would-be mass shooter. From 30 feet away. With a headshot. At age 71.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
A visually impaired girl finished law school. Her mother (on the right) also got an award for preparing her daughter for every exam: She read all her law books to her for 4 years in a row.4yr ⋅ My_Memes_Will_Cure_U ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
If I birthed 6 kids, I'm gonna get 6 kids out . Super-Mom Emma Schols saved all of her 6 kids from their burning home, running room to room floor to floor. Even tho she was bleeding and loosing skin, hair burnt like coal, she kept going. Emma got 93% burn injuries, yet still survived. A Hero.3yr ⋅ LittleMissEmmet ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
“Jane Fonda used to lend her home to Black Panthers hiding from the FBI. She even adopted one of their daughters when the parents got arrested. She has ALWAYS been down. In a world full of Karens, be a Jane Fonda!!!”4yr ⋅ KyloRose231 ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
This guy takes the cake. Brave and selfless. From r/humansbeingbros4yr ⋅ DedifferentiatedRack ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Theresa Kachindamoto of Malawi, also locally known as ‘The Terminator’4yr ⋅ d3333p7 ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Rather than let the enemy overrun him and desecrate his body, this soldier called in an airstrike on himself3yr ⋅ SFinTX ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
This lady being the first Coronavirus vaccine volunteer.4yr ⋅ Itscameronman ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
This man operates a excavator converted to minesweeper working on the border of Chile and Peru. The explosion caused him to lose consciousness for a few moments.3yr ⋅ 5_Frog_Margin ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
My grandfather (97) who served in WW2 and the Korean War as a pilot. He also Raised a family of 11. He died peacefully at home, in his chair today after his daily Whiskey and Coffee.3yr ⋅ benhrash ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Wolf caught in a trap. One man doing good to counter another man's evil.3yr ⋅ Moxhoney411 ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
During the filming of The Punisher (2005), wrestler Kevin Nash was accidentally stabbed by Thomas Jane when he forgot to swap a real knife out for a prop. Nash hadn’t even noticed he was bleeding and finished the scene in character. The take stayed in the film.4yr ⋅ poopiedoodie710 ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
One of the most memorable moments of his career, Kobe Bryant not even flinching when Matt Barnes fakes a pass in his face4yr ⋅ YouCanCallMeAroae ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
If he really had sent a killer, history would look very different.4yr ⋅ TrumpIsMyGodAndDad ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Former Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito, after multiple failed attempts on his life by Stalin sent this letter to the Soviet leader: Stop sending people to kill me, we already captured 5 of them. If you don't stop sending killers i will send one to Moscow and i will not have to send another4yr ⋅ prossnip42 ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
96 year old man saves 87 year old woman from choking to death using the Heimlich maneuver. That man is none other than Dr Henry Heimlich, the inventor of the technique. What. A. Badass.2yr ⋅ killHACKS ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Firefighter saves cat from house fire and gives it oxygen to bring it back to life. The cats eyes and how it’s looking at the firefighter in the last photo gets me every time.3yr ⋅ Eviscerater12 ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Pregnant Dog Who Was Shot 17 Times, And Was Abandoned In Lebanon' Is Now A Registered Therapy Dog..4yr ⋅ Thatblokeoffthetelly ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Jan Davis and Mark Lee - the only married couple to have ever flown in space together3yr ⋅ crosspostninja ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
9 year old Lily was attacked by a cougar in Washington State on May 28th. She was hospitalized and received 400 stitches. Not even a month later she is out with wildlife biologists to capture and collar cougars. Talk about facing your fears, what a brave little girl!1yr ⋅ c-honda ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Andrey Pavlenko, a Russian oncologist who started a major cancer awareness campaign through his own stomach cancer, has passed away today in Saint Petersburg at 40. Pavlenko continued operating on cancer patients even after 5 courses of chemotherapy.4yr ⋅ OMGLMAOWTF_com ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
She named her T-34 Fighting Girlfriend, many of her fellow tankers saw her as a publicity stunt and a joke, but this attitude changed when she began fighting in Smolensk. When her tank was hit by gunfire, disregarding orders, she leapt out of it and effected repairs under heavy fire.3yr ⋅ kanedaj ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Age progression of old Armenian soldier defending homeland against Azerbaijan and Turkey for the 3rd time since 1992.3yr ⋅ viewerdoer ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Kyle Carpenter was awarded a Medal of Honor for jumping on a grenade to save the lives of other Marines while in Afghanistan. Today he won the internet for this caption4yr ⋅ IHateDisneyWorld ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Desmond Doss was a combat medic during WWII and refused to carry a weapon because he was a conscientious objector. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while saving lives. The movie Hacksaw Ridge is based on his legacy. He embodied what it means to be a true hero and badass.4yr ⋅ dyi96 ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Probably not everyones definition of badass, but I think so3yr ⋅ bergie1911 ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
A Buddhist monk returns a tear gas round to sender (the security forces) amidst the anti-government corruption uprisings in Sri Lanka1yr ⋅ ickydonkeytoothbrush ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Hannie Schaft was a Dutch resistance fighter who's last words were, I shoot better, because during her execution the first shot only wounded her.5yr ⋅ tactictactic ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Miriam Rodriguez pursued her daughter’s killers for years. Sadly, she was killed on the day Mexico celebrates Mother's Day. She was shot 12 times by gunmen who broke into her home, and died on her way to the hospital.2yr ⋅ Noenoebot ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Yi Jiefang has planted over a million trees to fulfil her son's dying wish3yr ⋅ crosspostninja ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Jumped the curb to stop a high-speed-chase from turning into a pedestrian massacre. After the crash, Marciano waited to be interviewed by grateful police. 'They were very, very thankful. Very thankful. Too thankful — it was embarrassing!'. Erick Marciano: Badass.1yr ⋅ TheSoThenWhat ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
This dude literally cut himself open and put himself back together.4yr ⋅ TrumpIsMyGodAndDad ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
This is Harith Al Sodany. He was an Iraqi spy who infiltrated ISIS and saved countless lives by stopping suicide IEDs and car bombs. He was a hero who met a tragic death. Let's not forget him.3yr ⋅ Schwitzin ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Saving Jews from Nazis by faking their illnesses is quite badass2yr ⋅ crosspostninja ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Afghan teen girl, Qamar Gul, who fought and killed two Taliban terrorists in a gunfight after they murdered her parents4yr ⋅ saahiir ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
College wrestler risked his life to save his friend from a grizzly bear1yr ⋅ EntityEx ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Vince Coleman - train dispatcher who sacrificed himself to save 300 lives2yr ⋅ crosspostninja ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
