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.
Were crematoria, at Nazi camps, used to dispose of bodies of people who were gassed at these camps? The issue is still debated, particularly by indivi...
Although no known images of George Pollard, Jr., survive, the Nantucket Historical Association has a facsimile of his signature.
Nine days after the September 11 attacks, President George W. Bush addresses a joint session of the 107th Congress. He pledges to defend America's fre...
Hitler decided that he wanted some of Russia's natural resources, particularly oil, so he sent his troops to conquer Soviet territory. Looking at a ma...
This clip, summarizing events from the week of the 15th of May, 1940, includes historical footage of the Battle for Holland. With overpowering force,...
John Sutter grew to rue the day he found gold at Sutter's Mill. Where were the gold fields located which drew so many settlers to California?
On the evening of October 8, 1871 a spark set Chicago ablaze. Learn what made it such an at risk city.
London was devastated by the Great Fire of 1666, which began - in Pudding Lane - on September 2.
In 1923, a major earthquake - known as the "Great Kanto" quake - devastated Tokyo and nearby Yokohama on September 1. It remains one of themost destru...
The artist Rita Greer has painted her interpretation of what it must have been like in London when people were fleeing the city during the time of "Th...
"Gulag" tells the story of Soviet forced-labor camps, and their prisoners, during the Stalinist age.
As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, from the uncapped well at Mississippi Canyon 252, BP (British Petroleum) and the U.S. federal gover...
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