history, modern

Describes how a wide variety of things such as nursery rhymes, the national anthem, anesthesia, cellophane, raisins, and dynamite came into being.

Discusses the culture and historical events of the 1960s, covering the media, leisure, and such incidents as the moon landing and student riots.

Profiles fifty accidental inventions, such as the ice cream soda, nitrous oxide, fingerprinting, and dynamite, explaining how they came to be.

Brief text and numerous illustrations survey the political, economic, social, and cultural events, trends, and leaders of the 1960s.

Brief text and numerous illustrations describe major events, personalities, and ways of life in various parts of the world from 1899 to 1913.

Illustrations, photographs, maps, diagrams and text provide an introduction to the 1970s.

Briefly describes specific disasters throughout history, both natural, such as tornadoes and disease, and manmade, such as airplane crashes and mine explosions.