Events that changed the world

Presents eighteen primary and secondary documents on significant events in world history between 1980 and 2000, including the advent of the personal computer, the Chernobyl disaster, the debut of MTV, the start of the AIDS epidemic, the cloning of Dolly the sheep, and others.

Presents eighteen primary and secondary documents on significant events in world history between 1960 and 1980, including the introduction of the birth control pill, John F. Kennedy's assassination, the moon landing, the Beatles' first "Ed Sullivan Show" appearance, and the fall of Saigon.

Contains articles that describe ten world-changing events that occurred between 1820 and 1840, including the founding of Liberia as a colony, the coronation of Queen Victoria, and the discovery of rubber vulcanization, and includes a chronology, bibliography, and other study aids.