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.

As the zeks endure a seemingly endless march, the sounds of their feet on the snow tell us how cold it really is.

The camp makes a profit from the prisoners' work, but nothing is shared with the zeks.

The zeks on Ivan Denisovich's team devour their lunch soup (and sop it up with stale bread saved from an earlier meal).

As the zeks construct their building, disagreements erupt over proper procedures.

It is dark before Ivan Denisovich's team can return from their work at the power station.

Even in the GULAG, men stash their precious belongings.

While living in Paris, and developing his own style of painting, Vincent van Gogh was greatly influenced by the complimentary colors he saw in Japanes...

"Race," a film about Jesse Owens, highlights the events of 1936. One of the world's greatest-ever athletes tells us what it was like to represent his ...

This historical footage, from the National Archives, depicts Sgt.

John Lennon was killed during the evening hours of December 8, 1980.

In this clip of "Julius Caesar," Brutus takes action as Caesar asks: "Et, tu, Brute?"

WARNING: THIS CLIP CONTAINS AN ANIMATED VERSION OF DEATHS BY STABBING FROM SHAKESPEARE'S FAMOUS PLAY, JULIUS CAESAR.

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