The video shares three stories where last-minute decisions changed the course of history.
Story 1: Theodore Roosevelt was shot before a speech in 1912, but the bullet was stopped by his 50-page script in his jacket pocket. Roosevelt refused to go to the hospital and instead delivered his speech, albeit with some changes due to the bullet holes in the pages.
Story 2: In 1776, a British loyalist farmer tried to warn Colonel Johann Rall, a German officer fighting for the British, that George Washington's army was approaching. However, Rall didn't read the warning note, which was written in English, and was subsequently caught off guard and defeated by Washington's army.
Story 3: In 1912, David Blair, the second officer of the Titanic, was replaced just hours before the ship's maiden voyage. Blair had to scramble to collect his belongings, and in the chaos, he accidentally took a key to a closet containing binoculars. The ship sailed without the binoculars, which might have helped the lookouts spot the iceberg that sank the ship, resulting in the loss of 1,500 lives.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Theodore Roosevelt was shot on October 4, 1912, while campaigning for president in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2. The bullet that shot Roosevelt was stopped by a 50-page speech script in his breast pocket.
3. Roosevelt refused to go to the hospital and instead delivered his speech.
4. The speech was delivered with holes on every page due to the bullet damage.
5. In 1776, a British loyalist farmer warned Johann Rall, a Hessian colonel, about the approaching American army led by George Washington.
6. Johann Rall was playing cards and did not read the warning, which was written in English, a language he could not read.
7. Rall's failure to read the warning led to his defeat and death in the Battle of Trenton.
8. David Blair was a senior merchant seaman who was assigned to be the second officer of the RMS Titanic.
9. Blair was replaced at the last minute due to lack of experience with large ships.
10. Blair accidentally took a key to a closet containing binoculars, which were not available to the crew during the Titanic's maiden voyage.
11. The Titanic sank after colliding with an iceberg, killing 1,500 people.
12. One of the survivors, Fred Fleet, testified that having binoculars could have helped them avoid the iceberg.