Rescue of the Chilean Miners

On August 5th, 2010, 33 miners were trapped 2,300 ft down in the Copiapó mine in San Jose. Luis Urzúa, shown here, was the leader of the miners and the last one to be rescued from the mine shaft after its collapse. For 69 day Luis and the rest of his crew were trapped, originally thought to be dead based on the mine's history.

The rescue of these workers was an incredibly inspirational and uplifting event for Chile. Only 6 months before had been the Chilean earthquake and the devastating tsunami that followed. The nation needed something like this to get back on its feet and restore hope to the people. Nearly every major government helped with the effort, and a sense of unity was created across the world, with everyone working together.