How I Escaped from Cuba in 1969 in the Wheel Well of a Jet
This RD classic from 50 years ago tells the thrilling story of a teen who made a daring escape from Cuba—in the frigid belly of a transatlantic DC-8 jet.
His Parachute Got Stuck on the Plane’s Wheel and He Was Suspended in Midair with Little Chance...
Almost 80 years after it unfolded in the sky over San Diego, a nearly impossible rescue mission remains one of...
This Fisherman Was Attacked By a Shark and Lived to Tell the Tale
Cue the "Jaws" theme. This article, which appeared in the August 1965 edition of Reader's Digest, is a firsthand account...
Staring Down a Sawmill Chipper With Two Seconds to Live
Suddenly, young Ron Gillis was being pulled, inexorably, toward the whirling blades of the sawmill's chipper. What possible chance of...
A Reader’s Digest Classic: Kidnapped and Buried Alive!
His abductors had entombed him in a flimsy wooden box in the middle of nowhere. As days ticked by, hope...