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.
People refuse to help each other or the sick and parents abandon children; no one is safe from the possibility of catching the plague.
Somalia, an ancient country in Africa, is made up mostly of Muslims who wage war on each other. The US and other countries send aid to this poor and h...
Read an excerpt fromThe Harp Weaver and Other PoemsbyEdna St Vincent Millay.
What has caused the Ebola-virus outbreak in Yambuku? Scientists are not sure, even to this day.
Refusing to grant access to individuals who can see how the Ukrainian people are starving, Soviet officials assure the world, and their own countrymen...
Port Royal, a center of activity for pirates of the Caribbean, includes the famousHenry Morgan who spends time there.
Stalin, who succeeds Lenin, is unwilling to allow national patriotism to continue in Ukraine. He enforces repressive policies on the Ukrainian people.
Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd, is the scene of the deadliest battle in military history.
The Great Depression is a time of unparalleled despair with people literally starving.
People in Galveston should have received warnings of the 1900 hurricane; however, the U.S. Weather Bureau banned all data and warnings from Cuba.
Despite Japan's success at the Pearl Harbor attack, American fuel storage, power plant and Navy repair yard remain unharmed and fully functional.
The Sullivan Brothers give their all, and live-on in posters which remind U.S. citizens to give the war effort all they can.
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