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.
"Sully," starring Tom Hanks, depicts a miracle instead of a disaster when all people aboard Flight 1549 survive a water-landing in the Hudson.
"Houston, we've had a problem," are the words Apollo 13's crew used to alert ground control of a near-fatal episode in space. Did the crew of Apollo 1...
Beethoven premiered his Ninth Symphony on May 7, 1824 at the Krntnertortheater in Vienna.
Polio, a virus-caused disease which also existed in ancient times, is incurable.
Early investigations into the explosion on board Deepwater Horizon examine the blowout preventer as a possible source of failure.
David Bowie died on January 10, 2016. He sang this song - "Putting Out Fire" - for the 1982 remake of "Cat People." Quentin Tarantino used it for one ...
In this interpretation of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concert No. 2, we hear strains of his work which are incorporated into a popular song called "All By My...
This clip features Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2.
Thousands of unusual species thrive in tropical rainforests.
During the first world war, life in the trenches of France was unbelievably difficult.
In this clip from "On Freedom's Wings: Bound for Glory," Luther H.
WARNING: MICHELANGELO WAS AN ARTIST WHO PAINTED AND SCULPTED.
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