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.
A series of unfortunate incidents cause the most deadly plane crash in history.
Benjamin Banneker proves himself a genius, yet slavery continues even after it is illegal.
Elizabeth is the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she receives a good education and can speak six languages.
Zamp and Phil move to another anonymous prisoner of war camp. Guards are brutal, and meals are poor. Zamp meets a guard he knew from college in the US...
Those who help runaway slaves obtain freedom are punished.
Martin Luther thinks Purgatory is nothing more than a Church plan to get people's money.
Artwork shows Dante's words because many medieval people cannot read.
Today, the Catholic Church still holds that Purgatory is a place where a person's soul goes after death.
The day after Gravelines, the wind pushes the Spanish Armada into the North Sea; they have a chance to make landfall and fight towards London. Queen E...
After Pasteur and his team developed a very effective rabies vaccine, scientists turned their research-attention elsewhere. Rabies, however, still kil...
The sailors sent to repair the leak suffer from radiation sickness and many of them die.
American slaves rarely fight for their freedom.
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