The Titanic starts off on her first and last voyage, leaving Queenstown, now Cobh, Ireland, on April 10, 1912.
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The Titanic starts off on her first and last voyage, leaving Queenstown, now Cobh, Ireland, on April 10, 1912.
Survivors of the Titanic catastrophe arrive in Liverpool, England, in May 1912. Third Officer William Pitman, in the cap, stands on the right.
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Survivors of the Titanic catastrophe arrive in Liverpool, England, in May 1912. Third Officer William Pitman, in the cap, stands on the right.
The tugboat Kenosha rescues survivors from the hull of the overturned Eastland steamer in Chicago, Illinois, on July 24, 1915. About 840 people died.
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The tugboat Kenosha rescues survivors from the hull of the overturned Eastland steamer in Chicago, Illinois, on July 24, 1915. About 840 people died.
People stand in the rubble of collapsed buildings at the corner of Mason and Ellis streets on January 1, 1906, after the Great San Francisco Earthquake and fire.
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People stand in the rubble of collapsed buildings at the corner of Mason and Ellis streets on January 1, 1906, after the Great San Francisco Earthquake and fire.
A refugee from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake prepares a meal over a makeshift stove at the Army-run Golden Gate Park relief camp. In the background, soldiers and other refugees stand near tents set up for living quarters. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless after the earthquake and subsequent fires.
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A refugee from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake prepares a meal over a makeshift stove at the Army-run Golden Gate Park relief camp. In the background, soldiers and other refugees stand near tents set up for living quarters. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless after the earthquake and subsequent fires.
A woman cooks a meal in the street after the San Francisco earthquake on January 1, 1906.
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A woman cooks a meal in the street after the San Francisco earthquake on January 1, 1906.
This is a view of the corner of State and Madison streets after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
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This is a view of the corner of State and Madison streets after the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
Stephen Cox believes 9/11 is the only catastrophe with enough stories of courage, resilience, and tragedy to live on in memory like that of the Titanic. Here, the "Tribute in Light" memorial illuminates the sky with ghosts of the World Trade Center's twin towers on the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks.
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Stephen Cox believes 9/11 is the only catastrophe with enough stories of courage, resilience, and tragedy to live on in memory like that of the Titanic. Here, the "Tribute in Light" memorial illuminates the sky with ghosts of the World Trade Center's twin towers on the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks.