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.
Image of a facsimilie copy of the Abdication Letter that Tsar Nicholas II was forced to sign.
The Burning of Holland details eye-witness accounts of the historic fire in Holland Michigan on October 9, 1871. Click on the image for a better view...
James Ramsey Ullman, the first American to ascend Aconcagua, said the great mountain fools its climbers. People think it requires little technic...
Image of a New York Times press article entitled: CZAR'S HEIR HAS BLEEDING DISEASE This story was originally published in London on No...
The evidence describing President Lincoln's last 24 hours is not always consistent. What really happened that day, leading up to Lincoln's fatal...
This document depicts, in part, President Woodrow Wilson's Declaration of War against Germany, launching America's involvement in World War One. ...
This document, from June of 1943, indicates that the five crematoria at Auschwitz-Birkenau could process 4,756 "personen" per day. The doc...
This map depicts the location of Bethany, a village which Jesus often visited. His friends - Mary, Martha and Lazarus - lived there.
Bookcover image of Blood in the Arena: The Spectacle of Roman Power, by Alison Futrell.
Bookcover image of Chancellorsville, by Stephen W. Sears. Amazon provides an overview of this acclaimed book: Sears describes the series of cont...
This is the first page of Charles Schenck's anti-draft leaflet which caused him to be charged with sedition against the United States. His case, asse...
This is the second page of Charles Schenck's leaflet opposing the draft during World War I. The U.S. Supreme Court eventually ruled that he, a...
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