Johnstown

<p><span class="deck">In the hills above Johnstown, the old South Fork dam had failed. Down the Little Conemaugh came the torrent, sweeping away everything in its path</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Long-lost views of sunny, easy days at a wealthy lake resort foreshadow a terrible tragedy.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">David McCullough explains why he thinks that history is the most challenging, exhilarating, and immediate of subjects.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> It’s more than just whimsy</span> </p>

<p>In the hills above Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the old South Fork dam had failed. Down the Little Conemaugh came the torrent, sweeping away everything in its path.</p>