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.
Read a poem about the life of Reema Samaha, an 18 year-old freshman in Urban Planning.
Telegraph operators in Johnstown call for help.
After 3 days and nights of fighting, the Air Force is able to assist the US soldiers by using guns, bombs and napalm.
Friendly troops rescue US soldiers. Mike Durant, the hostage, is released after 11 days.
Maria locates one son, while unknown to her, her husband finds the other two; Belon also rescues a lost child.
A rescue team looks to find ships caught in the storm, but the storm makes the mission too dangerous for the rescuers. One of them dies and his body ...
Although one of the Essex whaleboats disappears, two boats with wreck survivors onboard are rescued off the coast of Chile in February of 1821.
The Carpathia rescues survivors of the Titanic.
As Lenin relaxes Bolshevik policies in Ukraine, the people have a resurgence of national patriotism and culture.
Isaac Cline, Galveston weatherman, notices rising water and high tides; he sends a telegram to Washington DC to report flooding.
Read a poem about the life of Ross Abdallah Alameddine, a 20 year-old sophomore in English.
While the Japanese plan Pearl Harbor, their Washington DC diplomats keep in contact with US officials; rumors of war begin.
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