Today is the anniversary of an earthquake that shook Lisbon to its core. In 1755, a devastating quake killed tens of thousands of people and caused 15-foot fissures through the center of the city.

Following the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755, ... The African love story is narrated, but its characters aren’t heard; it’s something like a silent movie with a modern soundtrack added.

Imagine you’re in Lisbon, Portugal, on Saturday November 1, 1755. It’s early morning on All Saint’s Day, a feast day that celebrates all the saints of the Catholic Church.

People were still being burnt at the stake in 1755 in Lisbon. The house of the Inquisition actually collapsed during the earthquake, and many people, particularly Protestants, saw this as the work ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Mark Molesky, associate professor at Seton Hall University, about his book, This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Mark Molesky, associate professor at Seton Hall University, about his book, This Gulf of Fire: The Destruction of Lisbon, or Apocalypse in the Age of Science and Reason.