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.
The decision makers divide Germany into East and West as residents struggle to survive.
On December 8, 1941, following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Franklin Roosevelt declares war.
Jewish people inside the ghetto resist the Nazis as the ghetto burns to the ground.
Few homes or buildings remain in Galveston after the hurricane.
Three people die at the Little Bohemia resort when the FBI fails to capture Dillinger and his gang.
Protected only by a pair of latex gloves, three lab workers in Antwerp open a thermos, carried aboard a commercial flight, and begin to examine blood ...
Archibald Grace describes the sinking of the Titanic.
African-American Dorie Miller works in the West Virgina's galley, but when the bombs fall, he assists the ship's captain, fires a machine gun and earn...
Roger Boisjoly, a Morton Thiokol engineer, and others at NASA knew of a potential problem with Challenger's January 1986 launch.
Earthquakes typically occur along a fault line and Port Royal is located on top of one.
Tectonic plates come together to create "faults," or cracks in the earth's crust, where earthquakes can occur.
Despite years of medical research, Ebola still has no cure and no vaccine. Victims can be supported with replacement fluids, if the illness is caught ...
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