disaster
Titanic: The Complete Story
The “unsinkable” Titanic was a dream come true: Four city blocks long and a passenger list worth 250 million dollars. But on her maiden voyage in April 1912, that dream became a nightmare when the [...]
HISTORY Classics: Biblical Disasters
Wrath of God, or Nature’s fury? HISTORY® travels thousands of years back in time with a fresh investigation of the most infamous and devastating catastrophes in the Bible. From the epic floods in the time [...]
San Francisco Earthquake
The story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake is one rife with disaster, corruption, and warnings for today’s society. However, as significant as the event was, it is a moment in history that is often [...]
Stormforce
Maverick army diver, Rick Symons, has never played by the rules and when, during a top brass military reception, he’s accused of going one step too far, his commanding officer has no choice but to [...]
Johnstown Flood
Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, “Johnstown Flood” tells the true story of one of the worst disasters in American history. On a stormy day in May of 1889, the South Fork Dam explodes. An entire lake [...]
The Race to the Moon
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took man’s first steps on the moon. Roughly one billion awestruck people watched the lunar landing on television, but very few realized how close it came to disaster. THE [...]
Prehistoric Megastorms
Picture the most powerful and destructive megastorm ever to hit the planet: a super hurricane that reached 20 miles high with winds approaching 700 mph. Was it responsible for wiping out 75 percent of the [...]
Earthquakes
Earthquakes have ripped through the planet’s surface ever since it was born, and throughout history, mankind could do little to counter their seismic impact. We place today’s advancements in historical context and explore the evolution [...]
ESP and Dreams: Predicting Disasters
ESP, Dreams, and Disasters. The stories of four people who say they’ve predicted a plane crash, an earthquake, the explosion of the space shuttle “Challenger,” and the death of an American soldier in Vietnam.
