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.
Auschwitz I and II (the latter known as Birkenau) were located near the Polish town of Oswiecim.
On the 1st of December, 1958, Chicago was the scene of another catastrophic fire.
Early investigative reports, regarding the disaster of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, reveal that it was likely destroyed by a surface-to-air (SAM) m...
On the 14th of July, 2014, pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine shoot-down an AN-26 plane operated by the Ukraine military.
Members of OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) report that the remains of MH17 crash victims will be transported by refrigerat...
On a Dutch national day of mourning, the remains of some of the crash victims are flown back to Holland.
A person with a video camera captures the explosion of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 and depicts debris falling to Earth.
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.
An assistant of Thomas Edison filmed this panorama of Galveston's Orphan Home.
Did George Mallory and Sandy Irvine reach the top of Mt. Everest before they disappeared? Seven decades after their attempt, Conrad Anker finds Mallor...
This historic footage - recorded on January 31, 1952 - depicts the last time King George VI was seen in public.
As rationing takes hold throughout Britain, the residents of Buckingham Palace also eat food they'd never had before.
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