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.
As Russia descends into chaos, during the days of World War I, the people burn effigies of Nicholas and Alexandra.
After the Tsar bans Rasputin, he learns the Archduke of Austria has been assassinated.
It is July 16, 1918.
Despite drinking cyanide-laced wine, Rasputin does not die.
During the first world war, life in the trenches of France was unbelievably difficult.
On the 8th of August, 1974, America's 37th president - Richard Nixon - gave his 37th Oval-Office address to the nation.
Rick Rescorla, an employee for Morgan Stanley, worked in the World Trade Center and worried about a future terrorist attack. He planned ahead, in case...
Scientists believe that earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the Earths "ring of fire.
Although he joked with his doctors, on 30 March 1981, President Reagan came dangerously close to losing his life to an assassin's bullet.
The San Andreas fault has impacted California in so many ways, not the least of which are earthquakes in the region.
This historic footage, filmed by the Thomas Edison film company in April of 1906, reveals very few cars in San Francisco at the time of the great eart...
As devastation envelops San Francisco, soldiers came to the aid of the city's people.
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