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.
NASA provides the following biographical information about Robert Crippen, the pilot on Columbia's first mission:PERSONAL DATA: "Born in Beaumont, Tex...
From the Reagan Presidential Library, we learn the following about Ronald Wilson Reagan:Even before he made the White House his home, Ronald Reagan sp...
Theodore Roosevelt thought it would be great to spend some time with his son Kermit (who lived in South America).
Rosa Parks brought the civil rights movement fuel to grow with her actions.
Embedded with American forces on Saipan, W.
General Saito, commanding Japanese forces on the island of Saipan, believed his troops could not hold the island if they did not have air power over i...
As U.S. infantry troops took their positions on the 6th of July, 1944, they were unaware that opposing forces were about to engage in a mass attack, u...
On January 6, 1838, Samuel Morse successfully tests an electrical telegraph. So why did it take years longer to send the first message?
This map shows how the SARS virus spread and provides a brief description of its early days.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a GULAG prisoner for 8 years (1945 to 1953).
At the height of the Everest climbing season, we think about Sherpas and how they help adventurers climb the world's tallest mountain. In both 2014 an...
Sinn Fin (meaning "Ourselves Alone") is an Irish political party favoring Irish Republicanism for ALL of Ireland, including Northern Ireland. This ima...
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