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.
This fossilized dinosaur head, found in China, once belonged to a previously unknown animal.
In the election of 1910, many Irish nationalists were elected to Parliament.
This drawing - entitled Africans on Board the Slave Bark Wildfire, April 30, 1860 - was published in Harper's Weekly on the 2nd of June, 1860.
This drawing depicts a cross section of the Solid Rocket Motor which was in use at the time of the Challenger disaster.
For centuries, Solovetski Monastery was a center of religious learning. Then it became something else.
Eva, the fictional heroine in "Someone Named Eva," is a victim of Nazi-Germany's "Lebenborn" program. What is that program? How did it impact the live...
On the 1st of July, 1916, WWI fighting in France intensifies as the deadly Battle of the Somme begins.
Soviet troops, also known as the Red Army, captured Berlin in April of 1945.
Eroded O-rings caused the loss of the space shuttle Challenger. This image depicts how hot gasses were not kept away from the shuttle's fuel during la...
When technicians are checking whether the O-rings are properly seated, on the space shuttles Solid Rocket Motor, they check for potential leaks.
During the era of shuttle missions, each shuttle launch included two solid rocket boosters (SRB) which helped to fuel the first minutes of flight.
This drawing depicts a solid rocket booster (at the top of the image) and its various segments and joints.
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