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.
On the 23rd of August, 1942, German bombs devastated the city of Stalingrad.
A routine flight turns into a near-disaster when volcanic ash causes all four engines on a 747 to fail at 37,000 feet.
Photo image of the New York Stock exchange just after the market crash on the 27th of October, 1929.
In five days, the gains of five years are wiped out. But the plunge does not stop there. The freefalling market threatens the very foundation of Ameri...
In late October, 1929, share prices on the NY Stock Exchange start to plunge. No one knows why. In 5 days the gains of 5 years are wiped-out, and peop...
The close relationship between Wall Street executives, and federal government officials, allowed "the market" to be a law unto itself.
A "buy now, pay later" method of credit is introduced to the stock market as "buying on margin." How did this affect the market?
The federal government did little to help the sinking stock market in October of 1929. At the end of five days, Americans (and others invested in the ...
Like thousands of other people, Winston Churchill lost a fortune in the New York stock exchange crash of October 1929.
As a result of the stock-market crash, and the ensuing great depression, some rich people ended up in "the poor house.
STS-1 was the mission name for NASA's first shuttle launch. The first shuttle to orbit the Earth was ''Columbia.'' It lifted off April 12, 1981.
The Five Sullivan Brothers, serving with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theater during WWII, all lost their lives when a Japanese torpedo struck their s...
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