One estimate says there are around 10m extant bearer passbooks, many of them hidden away, perhaps even forgotten, under mattresses, in wardrobes and in safe deposit boxes.

ECONOMIST: Savings accounts in Italy

And perhaps we've forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle.

CNN: On the space shuttle explosion

And if Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne have been in some way forgotten, perhaps the restoration of their home will bring them back to life.

NPR: The 'Fabulous Lunts,' Alive at Ten Chimneys