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Wounda the chimpanzee arrived at a Congo sanctuary so sick no one thought she would live. On the day she was released onto an island, she gave Jane Goodall a hug the world never forgot.

In April 2009, a 47-year-old woman from a small Scottish village walked onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage. When Susan Boyle sang “I Dreamed a Dream,” the laughing stopped.

Solomon James cared for Shirley the elephant for 22 years at a Louisiana zoo. In 2018, he traveled to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee to see her on her 70th birthday.

Amira Willighagen won Holland’s Got Talent at age 9 singing “O Mio Babbino Caro.” In 2014, she sang it with André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra.

On October 31, 2001, seven weeks after 9/11, Lee Greenwood sang “God Bless the U.S.A.” at Yankee Stadium before Game 4 of the World Series. Then came one of the most famous nights in baseball.

In 1987, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, k.d. lang and more lined up behind Roy Orbison for “A Black and White Night.” The finale was “Oh, Pretty Woman.”

In 2007, Paul Potts, a shy mobile phone salesman from South Wales, walked onto the Britain’s Got Talent stage and sang “Nessun Dorma.” The audience of 2,000 rose to its feet.

At the 2015 CMA Awards, Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake sang “Tennessee Whiskey.” The week before, his album had sold fewer than 3,000 copies. The week after, it was No. 1.

In 1969, two young Australians bought a lion cub named Christian from Harrods. After he was returned to the wild in Kenya, they went back to find him. His reaction has moved millions.

At the 2018 Kennedy Center Honors, Kelly Clarkson paid tribute to her hero, Reba McEntire, with a powerhouse performance of “Fancy.” Reba gave her a standing ovation.