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.
Image of a facsimilie copy of the Abdication Letter that Tsar Nicholas II was forced to sign.
Known as a great emancipator for slaves, Abraham Lincoln took a different view regarding Native Americans when he issued an Executive Order for Navajo...
The Burning of Holland details eye-witness accounts of the historic fire in Holland Michigan on October 9, 1871. Click on the image for a better view...
John Brown's address to the Court. Click on the Image to enlarge it.
On the 9th of November, 1789, Benjamin Franklin published an "Address to the Public from the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the Abolition of Slave...
This is the second page of Hitler's Political Testament which he dictated to his secretary, Traudl Junge, shortly before he committed suicide. T...
This is the fifth page of Hitler's Political Testament which he dictated shortly before his death. Translated into English, it says: That fro...
The evidence describing President Lincoln's last 24 hours is not always consistent. What really happened that day, leading up to Lincoln's fatal...
This is a page from the Affidavit of Kimbo, one of the Amistad Africans who had been kidnapped in Sierra Leone. The original document is maintai...
This image depicts the original document freeing the Amistad captives. The opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court was written by Justice Story.
This is the route of the safe passage (the Passetto di Borgo) which extends between the papal apartments, at St. Peter's, and the Castel Sant'Angelo.&...
Ann Maria Jackson, and her seven children, escaped slavery and made it to Canada. William Still includes their story in his book, The Undergroun...
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