Tragedies and Triumphs Videos

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.

George Walker Bush - born on July 6, 1946 - is the oldest child of President George H.

This video clip, from a German-language documentary, includes views of German combat planes in action.

Historical footage of the German invasion of Poland, in 1939, released by the U.

World War II began when Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.

It is November 19, 1863, and President Lincoln has a very difficult job. He must deliver an address at the Gettysburg battlefield. He speaks words whi...

In 1937, a film called "In Old Chicago" was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

On the evening of October 8, 1871 a spark set Chicago ablaze. Learn what made it such an at risk city.

While the Great Fire of 1871 was terrorizing people in Chicago, a town located 250 miles to the north - Peshtigo, Wisconsin - was also burning.

Chicago was a city with many wooden structures when a massive fire started on October 8, 1871.

London was devastated by the Great Fire of 1666, which began - in Pudding Lane - on September 2.

The January 1945 raid on the Cabanatuan prisoner-of-war camp, conducted by Filipino and American forces, remains one of the most spectacular rescue mi...

As they drifted at sea, the castaways were visited by a Great White.

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