Details the grounding of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker in Prince William Sound, discusses why this disaster happened, describes the cleanup effort, and suggests lessons learned from the event.

Details the events surrounding the 1995 terrorist bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, as well as the investigation and trial of those responsible for the blast.

Details the events surrounding the earthquake that took place in the San Francisco Bay Area in October 1989, as well as the clean-up and recovery efforts that followed.

Describes the events surrounding the explosion of the Challenger shuttle in 1986, the investigation of this disaster, and the seven astronauts who died.

Discusses the incident in Waco, Texas, in 1993 involving David Koresh and the religious group known as the Branch Davidians.

An account of how and why Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980 and the destruction it caused, and a discussion of the return of life to that area.

An account of the Apollo 1 fire that claimed the lives of three astronauts in 1967.

Provides an account of the violent student shootings that took place at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999.

Captures the shock and horror of the day the Hindenburg exploded in a great ball of fire, May 6, 1937 and includes accounts from spectators who witnessed the disaster, as well as testimony from scientists, speculating on possible causes of the explosion.

Recalls the tense days when the world faced the possibility of a deadly nuclear accident for the first time and the recollections from the people who struggled to avert it.