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.

Paving the way for other activists to integrate Woolworth lunch counters, four African-Americans sat in "whites-only" seats at the Greensboro, North C...

To reach American lines, the beach-battle survivor has to swim four miles in shark-infested waters.

Four thousand more Japanese troops secretly arrive at Guadalcanal in late August, 1942.

This clip is from GULAG, a documentary by Angus Macqueen which tells the story of Soviet forced-labor camps, and their prisoners, during the Stalinist...

NOTICE: THIS VIDEO CLIP IS FROM A DOCUMENTARY ON THE GULAG AND SOVIET-ERA FORCED LABOR CAMPS.

Five years after the people of Halifax buried so many of Titanic's victims, another ship caused a catastrophe in their own town.

Halloween has its roots in the Celtic people and their festival of Samhain (which is pronounced SAU-an).

This clip provides background on both Harriet Beecher Stowe and her influential book, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

This video clip - shot by an amateur film maker - shows the roof of the Ringling Bros.

Family members tried to identify remains of their loved ones at the Connecticut State Armory.

Newsreel footage, of the Hartford Circus Fire's aftermath, depicts the devastation which occurred on July 6, 1944.

This clip - from Legends, Icons and Superstars of the 20th Century - features Helen Keller.

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