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.
Writings, photos, and even some videos show the destruction.
Nicholas' daughters survive the first hail of bullets because the gems sewn into their clothing provide some protection from the bullets.
Eruptions lead to the river of mud, hot ash and gases that bury Pompeii.
The Deepwater Horizon was a large and safe oil rig with little risk of an oil spill.
Warm water helps the "Perfect Storm" gain intensity as the low pressure deepens; this creates massive waves of 70 feet and higher.
K-19 suffers a potential nuclear meltdown from cracks in the primary cooling tube.
Individual photos and collections portray the damage to houses, people and property.
"Houston, we've had a problem," is how Apollo 13 lets mission control know about serious problems aboard the space capsule. Teamwork on the ground and...
The American public loves President McKinley, who is intelligent, who loves his wife, and has an appealing personality.
President McKinley is laid to rest as huge crowds look on and Thomas Edison films the event.
Eyewitness accounts tell the terrifying experience of this unexpected 8.3 magnitude quake.
Czolgosz shoots McKinley two times, gravely wounding him, but McKinley's main concern is about his wife.
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