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Although fans the world over have been fascinated by the modern Summer Olympics since 1896, the Winter Olympics didn't officially begin until 1924. The event celebrates cold-weather sports, displaying the talents of skiers, ice skaters, hockey players, and more. Like its summer counterpart, the Winter Games are dedicated to bringing together the world's top athletes to honor their talents and see who gets to stand on the medal podium.

Looks at the Age of Exploration when Europeans searched the world for goods, land, and raw materials from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.

Discusses how a a spontaneous protest outside of the Stonewall Inn, a New York City bar, in 1969 started the LGBTQ rights movement in the United States.

Looks at the Age of Exploration when Europeans searched the world for goods, land, and raw materials from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.

This book recounts the highs and lows of ice hockey.

Chronicles the women's rights movement in the United States, from the beginning of the movement in the nineteenth century and the fight for equal rights in the 1960s to such present-day events as the Women's March in 2017.

Presenting all sides of a complicated and tragic chapter in recent history, Jim O'Connor explains why the US got involved, what the human cost was, and how defeat in Vietnam left a lasting scar on America.

An overview of the world as it was 20,000 years ago when glaciers covered the Earth and creatures, now extinct, like the woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats battled to survive.

Follow rock and roll history and sub-genres through famous musicians and groups, and shows how rock became so much more than just a style of music influencing fashion, language, and lifestyle.

Presents an overview of climate change, discussing if humans are at fault for the rapidly warming Earth, and describes why climate change has recently become a political issue.