Chernobyl Disaster and the Dogs Left Behind

A few days ago was the 35th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine - the worst nuclear disaster in history. Unfortunately,......

Earthquake, Bubonic Plague and a Fox Terrier

A fox terrier helped in the prevention of the bubonic plague after San Francisco's massive earthquake in the early 1900s.The......

Dog Survives Train Wreck

Dog survives 1911 train wreck without injury in Florida.Atlantic Coast Line train No. 85 coming from Orlando crashed just......

Tina: Survived Flight 401 Crash

Tina, a white toy poodle, survived the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 401.The crash site of Eastern Airlines Flight......

Dogs and the St. Francis Dam Disaster

The collapse of the St. Francis Dam is the second greatest disaster in California history and considered by some as the......

Tubby: Tacoma Bridge Disaster's Only Fatality

Tubby became a famous dog in history for being the only one to die that fateful day the Tacoma Bridge collapsed.On July......

Dogs on the Hindenburg

Two dogs were aboard the Hindenburg during its infamous flight from Germany to New Jersey in 1937. One dog was named Ulla.......

9/11 Dog Heroes

Following the attacks on September 11, 2001, thousands of courageous heroes were there to help at the World Trade Center,......

Hurricane Katrina: Benefits Dogs and Other Pets

Love can bring good from the bad.Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast early in the morning on August 29, 2005. The storm......

Hiroshima: Photograph of a Boy and His Dog

A photograph of two innocent beings who lost their lives during one of history's worst man-made disasters.On August 6,......

The Dog of Pompeii: Immortalized in Plaster

This dog became famous in history when recreated hundreds of years after its unfortunate death in Pompeii.In 79 AD, Mount......

Dog Passengers on the Titanic

Twelve dogs became famous in history as passengers on the Titanic. Little was known about the dogs until Widener University......