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.
The title of this iconic photo, from the Stroop Report, visually expresses the terror of war.
STS-1 was the mission name for NASA's first shuttle launch. The first shuttle to orbit the Earth was ''Columbia.'' It lifted off April 12, 1981.
Vittorio Sella photographed some of the world's most majestic mountain peaks.
European Landing Sites for Shuttle Flights - What happens if the shuttle crew detects a problem, after launch, while the orbiter is over the Atlantic?
This image depicts some of the tea which was thrown into Boston Harbor on the 16th of December, 1773, during an event known as "The Boston Tea Party.
Not all Holocaust stories are about Jewish people. This story compares and contrasts the hero and heroine of two books - "Shadow on the Mountain&...
During the 14th century, when the plague struck Europe, even doctors were unsure what was happening.
When the Bolsheviks came to power, during the Russian Revolution, they were led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
This image depicts a vase on which an ancient Greek artist has created the story of Hippodameia and Pelops.
On the 21st of August, 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in Virginia.
This image depicts "The Green Hornet" - a B-24 used in the Pacific theater during WWII.
How does Rosanna survive ''the night of the shooting stars?'' A child’s sense of wonder, and the words of a nursery rhyme, help to get her through.
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