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.
This image depicts "Robert," the H-bomb which fell into the Mediterranean Sea (off the coast of Spain) on January 17, 1966.
The deaths of all five Sullivan Brothers caused a national sensation when word of the tragedy was finally released two months after it happened. The ...
One year later, we remember ... As 298 people aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 are flying at 33,000 feet above a disputed area in Ukraine, a surfac...
Early investigative reports, regarding the disaster of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, reveal that it was likely destroyed by a surface-to-air (SAM) m...
A world-renowned scientist and AIDS researcher, Dr. Joep Lange was a passenger on Flight MH17 when it crashed over Ukraine on July 17, 2014.
On a Dutch national day of mourning, the remains of some of the crash victims are flown back to Holland.
This image depicts a scene from the investigation conducted by Nikolai Sokolov.
Although the Lockheed U-2 has the ability to self-destruct, Francis Gary Powers was unable to destroy his plane before bailing-out on May 1, 1960. He ...
On the 1st of May, 1960, Francis Gary Powers (1929-1977) was a U-2 pilot flying an American spy plane over the Soviet Union.
Meet John Hartnell and his mummified remains. A sailor who served aboard HMS Erebus, he died while exploring the Arctic with the Franklin Expedition.
The 25th of April, 2015, marks the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. A costly battle, which dragged-on for eight months, Allied forces (mos...
When people have a very contagious disease, how do doctors keep from getting sick, too?
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