Great historic disasters

Provides an account of the devastating earthquake that struck San Francisco on April 18, 1906, and the resulting fires that left the city in ruins, tells how survivors coped with the disaster, discusses the rebuilding effort, and looks at what researchers have learned about earthquakes and how to predict them since the 1906 event.

Describes the effects of the Great Chicago Fire which occurred in October of 1871.

Discusses the outbreak and worldwide spread of the deadly Spanish flu in 1918, methods of treating it, and efforts to study this killer virus and others like it.

An exploration of the Black Death, a fourteenth-century pandemic that claimed the lives of twenty-five to forty-five million people, discussing what caused it, its social, economic, religious, and cultural implications, how it was ended, and other related topics.

An exploration of the "Hindenburg" disaster of 1937 in which the German airship caught fire while attempting to dock in New Jersey, claiming the life of more than thirty people.

Describes the changes in labor laws and working conditions following the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City in which one hundred forty-six women died.

Examines the use of the atomic bomb to end World War II. Describes the progress of the war, the development of the bomb, the decision to use it, and the legacy of World War II.