Contemporary
2023 Maui Wildfires: The Destruction of Historic Lahaina, Hawaii
The fire killed 102 people and destroyed about 2,200 structures, most of Lahaina; it was the deadliest US wildfire since 1918.
Era · 1945 – present
Contemporary
From the Cold War and the Space Race to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the world we live in today.
Contemporary
2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake: The Kahramanmaras Disaster
More than 55,000 people were killed in Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of buildings collapsed or were severely damaged, and millions were displaced.