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 from the British Law Courts Report by Lord Mersey. Click on the image for a better view.
Image from the British Law Courts Report by Lord Mersey. Click on the image for a better view.
Image of a report called Affidavit of Surgeon reporting on 1st Cabin survivors picked up by the Carpathia. Click on the image for a better view.
The U.S. government allowed slave owners to seek-and-find runaways. This text image depicts an example of advertisements, which owners published...
This is a facsimile of the Amnesty Oath signed by Robert E. Lee, swearing loyalty to the United States.
Resignation of Robert E. Lee in which he left the United States Army in favor of supporting his state of Virginia in the American Civil War.
Map depicting the location of Saint-Remy-de-Provence, where Vincent spent nearly a year in an asylum.
Full text of Samuel Gompers' recorded speech. Labor's Service to FreedomFellow countrymen, our republic, our people, are at war. Whatever individua...
This is page 2 of the oral history of Sarah Grudger who claimed to be 121 years old at the time of the interview. Click on the image for a bett...
This chart depicts statistics regarding schizophrenia. It reveals that genetics may play a role in developing the illness.
Among other things in his December 8th report, Hopkins notes - at page two - the FBI's efforts to get a confession from Deputy Sheriff Cecil Price: ...
This image depicts the front cover of Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It, by Gina Kola...
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