Disasters Chapters

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.

Although President Truman's decision to use an atomic weapon remains controversial, many agree that more lives would have been lost during an invasion...

Free expression is a legal right because the mind is free, so thought should be free as well.

More than just jet fuel and fire cause the World Trade Center's Twin Towers to collapse.

Hosenfeld helps Szpilman stay alive in Warsaw, but the Russians later take Wilm as a German POW.

The Carpathia's wireless operator communicates with the Titanic.

President John F. Kennedy first promotes the idea of a world trade center; a decade later the New York skyline changes with the center.

Floodwaters cover Galveston Island, kill around 8,000 people and destroy the city. It is the deadliest U.S. storm and natural disaster in the country'...

Children help raise money in campaigns for war bonds.

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