history, modern

Provides a photographic history of the decade touching on important issues and events. Includes a chronology and personalities section.

Brief text and numerous illustrations trace the history, major events, leading personalities and important trends of the first 70 years of the twentieth century.

Traces the history, main events and movements, and leading personalities of the nineteenth century, emphasizing the impact of technological advances and industrialization.

Text and pictures describe the events, fashions, inventions, and personalities of the 1920s.

History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1970 and 1979.

History, trivia, and fun through photographs and articles present life in the United States between 1950 and 1959.

Discusses the youth culture of the eighties, highlighted by fitness, Michael Jackson, Dungeons and Dragons, breakdancing, AIDS, and politically by the first flight of the space shuttle and Gorbachev's assumption of power in the Soviet Union.

Discusses the culture and historical events of the 1970s, including Watergate, the fall of Saigon, skateboards, and reggae.

Surveys events, people, and daily life around the world at the turn of the century.