Disaster
Mother Nature’s Fury: 10 Devastating Historical Hurricanes, 1502-1780
Hurricane: a term likely derived from Spanish’s “huracan.” The Spanish word, in turn, shares roots with Caribbean tribal words for…
Survivor Stories: 10 Incredible Tales of People Who Escaped the Titanic
In its time, the Titanic was the largest ship on Earth. On April 10th, 1912, it set out from Southampton,…
Terror on the Steppe: 12 Terrifying Nomadic Leaders of Eurasia
Mongols, Huns, Tatars and Turks: some of the nomadic inhabitants of the Eurasian Steppe who, for millennia, terrorized the civilized…
Silent Witnesses: 9 Astounding Revelations About the Bodies Discovered at the Pompeii Volcanic Explosion
Of the many natural disasters that ravaged the ancient world—from famines and plagues to floods and earthquakes—the eruption of Vesuvius…
Historical Debacles: 12 Humiliating Military Defeats from Ancient Times to the Modern Era
de·ba·cle /dāˈbäk(ə)l,dəˈbäk(ə)l/ noun a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. In most battles and wars, there are winners and losers.…
32 Photos of the Infamous 1986 Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear meltdown that occurred on April 26, 1986, in the No. 4 light water graphite…
The Deadliest Pandemic in Modern History Killed Millions in the 20th Century
The early 20th-century history of Europe was one of war, political strife, and economic upheaval. Empire crumbled and new societies…
The North Atlantic Tragedy: 8 Surprising Facts About the Sinking of the Titanic
The sinking of the Titanic in the early hours of April 15 1912 is an event with which almost everybody…
31 Images of the Hurricane Andrew Destruction
Hurricane Andrew was a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that struck South Florida in August 1992. Andrew caused major damage in…
25 Images of the Disastrous Concorde Crash of 2000
Air France Flight 4590 was a scheduled international flight from Paris to New York City on a Concorde jet on…