Opinion: Looking for hope amid tragedy

On November 1, 1755, a series of earthquakes struck Lisbon, Portugal. Worshippers celebrating mass on All Saints' Day were killed when cathedrals collapsed, fires broke out throughout the city and people rushed to the waterfront, where the waters had receded. Then a 20-foot high tsunami wave rolled in. Tens of thousands died that day.

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