Monumental milestones

Chronicles the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama and includes information on related people and topics.

Chronicles Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 Democratic presidential nomination campaign, and includes information on related people and topics.

Soviet history begins with bloodshed, oppression, and strife. Civil War stained the Russian landscape with the blood of its people after Nicholas II abdicated his throne to a provisional government. The Bolsheviks wanted Russia, and eventually they took her.

Provides a biography of pilot Chuck Yeager and chronicles his efforts to be the first to break the sound barrier.

Details the events of the scandal called Watergate, including the major players, how the facts were uncovered, and the way in which the events ultimately reaffirmed basic principles of the Constitution.

Chronicles the events surrounding the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 in the North Atlantic, providing information on why it sank and some of its famous passengers.

Provides an overview of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's efforts to help the country recover from the Great Depression, describing the influential programs he created and their lasting impact on the American economy and government.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text present a historical overview of the Korean War, which began when North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel to invade South Korea in 1950; and includes a chronology, timeline, and glossary.

Chronicles the secret four-year project led by Robert J. Oppenheimer at the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico that resulted in the creation of the first atomic weapon, and discusses the controversy surrounding the dropping of the bomb on Japan in World War II.