Tragedies and Triumphs Chapters

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.

K-19 suffers a potential nuclear meltdown from cracks in the primary cooling tube.

The British government in South Africa enacts race-based laws to oppress blacks in the country.

This group of English citizens break the law by moving and forming their own church in Holland.

St. Bernard believes that Purgatory is an actual place where a person's soul goes after death.

The world watches on TV as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin take mankind's first steps on the moon.

"Houston, we've had a problem," is how Apollo 13 lets mission control know about serious problems aboard the space capsule. Teamwork on the ground and...

Mary is tried and convicted of treason; she is beheaded in 1587 and there are eyewitness accounts of her death.

While Patrick is a captive, he works as a shepherd and spends his time in thought and prayer.

Beatrix dies in 1943, but her legacy lives on through her stories and drawings.

Desmond sees giving up his children as temporary, but the government has other ideas.

The Galveston Daily News reports that no one will ever be able to explain the grief and destruction.

Flight 77 strikes the Pentagon killing all 70 people onboard and 190 people in the building.

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