Fifteen Minutes of Fame

Fame. Many seek it, few achieve it, and for many of those who do, it's fleeting at best and often the result of luck.

Fifteen Minutes of Fame is about regular people - and even animals and places - who through luck, timing or circumstance became very famous for a short time through no real planning of their own.

How about Captain Sullenburger who safely landed his stricken US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, saving the lives of all on board; or Max Yasgur, the New York dairy farmer who rented out his field for a small musical gathering and woke up to find Woodstock in his back yard; or Rosie Ruiz, who for fifteen shining minutes basked in the winner's spotlight at the Boston Marathon - until it was discovered she cheated?

How about places? Lewiston, Maine, population 40,000, hosted the Ali-Liston rematch and for one night was the epicenter of the sports universe.

Animals? Read the stories behind Martha the Passenger Pigeon, Dolly the Sheep and Paul the Octopus and more.

It's all here in Fifteen Minutes of Fame - a delight for history buffs and trivia junkies alike!