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.
Who was the Buddha, the man who founded a religion followed by around 400 million people? Step back in time to uncover his origins.
Photograph depicting the desperate living conditions people endured during the Great Depression.
Allan Loughead was an American aviator pioneer. He, together with his brother Malcolm, developed plans and specs for one of the world's first sea-plan...
Ten days before Parliament was scheduled to open in November of 1605, William Parker (also known as Lord Monteagle) was about to have dinner at his ho...
Abraham Lincoln's son William died on February 20th, 1862 of typhus.
Louis Zamperini returned to Japan, in the fall of 1950, and had an opportunity to visit with some of his former prison guards.
Louis Zamperini attended a tent meeting featuring Dr.
Lt. General Holland Smith - pictured here, second-from-left and known to the men on Saipan as "Howlin' Mad" - was extremely proud of "my Marines.
Lt. Gwynne Pierson was one of four Tuskegee Airmen who participated in a major attack on a German vessel during the summer of 1944.
The Lusitania was a British ocean-going vessel able to achieve great speeds during her transatlantic crossings.
Ever since Lusitania sank following a U-Boat strike, people have debated whether the great ship was carrying war materiel during her last voyage.
In this image we see General Douglas MacArthur returning to the Philippines.
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