Tragedies and Triumphs Chapters

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.

Although the Soviet Union never acknowledged that its policies caused the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33, Russia acknowledged it in 2003.

Hitler seeks to conceal the sinking of the Gustloff and a second German vessel.

The Armada must return home by a northern route that takes them around the top of Scotland and down the rocky coast of west Ireland.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, was the sixth of seven children who was sickly during his early childhood.

What happens to Jackson's assistant, Sandie Pendelton, and U.S. Grants' new orders.

Dostoevsky reluctantly hires Anna Snitkina, who knows the new art of "short hand." She will help complete his new novel.

The captain searches for nearby submarines to take his radiation-sick sailors.

Margaret Mitchell changed the name of her lead character to Scarlett from Pansy after looking through Irish literature and finding "Scarlett" was an I...

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects more than two million Americans each year.

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder which affects more than two million Americans each year.

Because of Soviet secrecy, sailors who survive the K-19 radiation leak may not tell the true story about what happened.

After the war is over, Japan's leaders admit they never broke the Navajo code. Code Talkers may not tell anyone what their mission has been.

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