In modern times, a hero is often described as an ordinary person who is able to achieve an extraordinary feat. Another definition is someone who puts others before themselves and is selfless in a good way.
So it was in central Iowa on July 6, 1881 (141 years ago today). A deadly passenger train wreck was averted thanks to an ordinary teenage girl. Seventeen-year-old Katherine Carroll “Kate” Shelley is the heroine of this story.
Born in Ireland, Kate and her family immigrated to the United...
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