Whether natural or man-made, disasters simultaneously cause massive destruction and unity of people trying to help those in need. Discover some of the world's worst disasters in this collection.
During 1932-33 people in Ukraine die for lack of food. This man-made disaster is called Holodomor and has its roots in Soviet policies.
Children help out by rationing, recycling, and helping to support their families.
This illustration, produced by Currier & Ives sometime between 1856 and 1907, depicts (in the foreground) whalers in an open boat hunting a Right ...
The plague lays waste to Asia and Europe; writings from the time suggest only one in ten people survive.
The Jersey Shore Takes a Historic Pounding
The Titanic hits the iceberg soon after Frederick Fleet sees it.
How are icebergs formed and why are they dangerous?
Constant snowcover on K2 masks openings to ice caves and crevasses.
Although Titanic receives ice warnings via wireless messages from nearby ships, it is likely her captain does not know about them.
President McKinley lies dying, due to many medical mistakes and lack of knowledge about near-by new technology.
In March of 1977, the world's worst aircraft disaster occurs at Tenerife. After striking a Pan Am 747, a KLM 747 explodes in a ball of fire, killing e...
Read first person accounts from people inside the World Trade Center during the attacks.
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