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.
Archduke Ferdinand's assassination by Gavrilo Princip, a Serb, ignites a chain of events leading to World War I.
The Yankees explode a tunnel under the Confederate lines but are trapped in the crater as the Confederates rally and kill them.
Prince Albert stammers through his speech closing the 1925 British Empire Exhibition, then agrees to seek help for his speech.
View photographs from the U.S. National Archives of the birth of the World Trade Center.
It's October 3, 1993 and a Black Hawk chopper - Super 64 - is flying over Mogadishu. Soon thereafter, the crew tries to recover hurt or dead soldiers....
The helicopters sent to Somalia are Black Hawks; they have many uses including carrying troops and weapons.
An atomic bomb called "Fat Man" detonates above the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Less than a week later, Japan surrenders, ending WWII...
Police find paper wrappings, cartridges, a rifle and fingerprints on the sixth floor of the Dallas School Book Depository.
The Atlantic Forest is a forest area which once covered a great part of Brazil, but most of it is now cut-down.
Read a poem about the life of Brian Bluhm, a 25 year-old second year Masters student in Civil Engineering.
Book burnings resume in the 20th century, as governments such as the Nazis destroy manuscripts.
Read a poem about the life of Caitlin Hammaren, a 19 year-old sophomore in International Studies and French.
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