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.
Twenty-nine Navajos enter the Marines to become code talkers in the Pacific Theater of WWII.
Learn more about eleven of the Red Tail pilots.
First-hand accounts of the Galveston storm exist in books in the Rosenberg Library.
Read a poem about the life of Michael Steven Poyle, Jr., a 23 year-old senior in Biological Science.
Micky Ward, Dickie's half-brother, might lose his boxing career when police injure his hands.
After their hard lives, both brothers now train young fighters.
Micky becomes World Boxing Union welterweight world champion.
The US military segregates black troops from white troops.
Read a poem about the life of Minal Panchal, a 26 year-old first year Masters student in Architecture.
Camp Minidoka is in southern Idaho and less well known than other internment camps.
As the Spanish Armada returns home, by way of Scotland and Ireland, the men encounter bad storms. Many die in the shipwrecks but also at the hands of ...
General Burnside's mistakes at Fredericksburg include waiting too long to cross a river, allowing Robert E. Lee time to bring in more soldiers.
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