Tragedies and Triumphs Story Briefs

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.

In his oral history, Jack Delano tells us how he became a photographer with the Farm Security Administration.

Professor Wiles has won the Abel Prize for solving Fermat's Last Theorem. How long did it take to solve it? How did he do it?

During World War I, one of the longest and most-vicious battles took place at Verdun, France. This image depicts a scene at Cote 304 (Hill 304). It i...

This image depicts "Robert," the H-bomb which fell into the Mediterranean Sea (off the coast of Spain) on January 17, 1966.

Vorkuta, in Russia's northern climes, was once home to a Soviet-era forced labor camp.

Franklin D. Roosevelt contracts (1921) and deals with Polio until his death (1945).

Working for his patrons, the Esterhazy family, Haydn has a room at theirpalace in Eisenstadt(in theeastern partof Austria) and atEsterhaza(innorthwest...

A 31-year-old French General - Jean-Joseph-Amable Humbert - arrived in County Mayo, Ireland on the 22nd of August, 1798.

The 25th of April, 2015, marks the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. A costly battle, which dragged-on for eight months, Allied forces (mos...

During the "high water mark of the Confederacy," General Armistead (whose friends called him "Lo") leads his Confederate brigade toward the center of ...

King George III, of Britain, is widely viewed as the man who "lost America." Is that a fair view?

Although no known images of George Pollard, Jr., survive, the Nantucket Historical Association has a facsimile of his signature.

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