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 this video clip, which contains historical footage, Howard Hughes comments on his speed-breaking flights.
Before (and after) the Wright Brothers, people died trying to fly.
Anne Holm wrote a story about David, a boy who must perform hard labor in a Bulgarian forced-labor camp.
Sir David Attenborough explains how icebergs form when glaciers calve.
It's the Ides of March, and Julius Caesar receives a warning from the shadows. See an animated version of Shakespeare's famous play.
After Beethoven's death, his close associates found letters addressed to his "Immortal Beloved.
The mother of one of the children who died in the fire, at Our Lady of the Angels School, remembers what happened on December 1, 1958.
President Lincoln wanted America to take a moderate approach when it was time to rebuild the country, and reconstruct the South, at the end of the Civ...
On February 11, 1990, Mandela was released from prison. In this clip, from a larger report on Apartheid, Mandela talks about actions to secure voting ...
WARNING: THIS CLIP RECREATES SCENES FROM THE BATTLE FOR FREDERICKSBURG, DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR.
Given where he was living, in a Siberian forced-labor camp, Ivan Denisovich had a pretty good day.
Facing work in a new location, which has no shelter and no way to keep warm at all, Ivan Denisovich - prisoner C854 - welcomes being ill.
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