Tragedies and Triumphs Videos

When horrific things happen, how a person responds can make a difference in the rest of one's life. In this collection, learn how some individuals triumphed in the face of unspeakable tragedies.

With information leaked to him from the Foreign Office, Winston confronts the Commons with "facts and figures" regarding the build-up of arms in Germa...

As Clementine (whom Churchill had married in September of 1908) leaves on a four-month expedition, Winston settles-in for a period of ever-more concen...

People like Stanley Baldwin (then Prime Minister) completely disagree with Churchill's concerns about Germany, but other individuals begin to slowly c...

NOTE: THIS CLIP OF "THE GATHERING STORM" CONTAINS LANGUAGE WHICH DESCRIBES CHURCHILL'S CONCERNS ABOUT VARIOUS ISSUES.

As war with Germany seems inevitable, Ralph Wigram dies (in December of 1936).

On the 26th of December, 1941, Winston Churchill became the first British Prime Minister to address a joint session of the American Congress.

Part 2 of Stefan Sharff's documentary on the Selma-to-Montgomery civil-rights march.

With a federal court order allowing their peaceful march from Selma to Montgomery, civil-rights activists - led by Dr.

Soon after the end of World War II, another conflict threatened to erupt in Europe.

WARNING: THIS CLIP INCLUDES AN EXECUTION SCENE WHICH TOOK PLACE DURING THE CUBAN REVOLUTION.

As plans for an invasion of Cuba continued, during the "Missile Crisis," President Kennedy sent his advisors home on Saturday evening.

After Alexander the Great died, his extensive empire was fought-over by three of his generals.

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