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.
Despite the sorrows, some people had reasons to celebrate.
People living in the USSR endured unbearable suffering when the Nazi regime sent its military might into Soviet territory.
Thousands of fleeing refugees, seeking to escape the advancing Soviet Army, crowd the roads as East Prussia is cut-off from the rest of Germany.
The world's deadliest shipwreck is also one of its least-known tragedies.
Survivors of the Wilhelm Gustloff disaster recall what it was like after their ship is struck by three Soviet torpedoes.
As the Gustloff leaves Gotenhafen, the ship carries 1,000 U-boat cadets.
Although he was executed, Tyndale's legacy remains. Approximately 85% of the King James Version of the Bible follows Tyndale's translation.
As a young man, Karol Wojtyla had no desire to become a priest.
The young life of this past pope took place in Nazi occupied Poland.
Karol had to get a job acceptable to the Nazi authorities running Poland.
The Germans tolerated no descent from the Polish clergy.
After Karol Wojtyla told his friends he was going to be a priest, they tried to change his mind.
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