Days that changed the world

Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, with an overview of events leading to that invasion as well as a description of its momentous effects on the war.

Chronicles the events surrounding the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and explores the impact they had on the world.

Describes the causes, events, people, and legacy of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

A biography of the Black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa, told in the context of the history of his country.

Looks at the 1978 birth of Louise Brown, the first baby born through in-vitro fertilization, as well as events leading up to this revolutionary treatment for infertility and its ramifications.

Describes the 1961 flight of Soviet astronaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, as well as the scientific background to that flight and space exploration since then.

A photo-illustrated chronicle of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which covers the events and ideologies that led to its construction; the factors that brought change in the 1980s; the time line of the night it was torn down, November 9, 1989; and the impact of the city's opening on eastern and western Berliners and world politics.

Describes the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, with an overview of events leading to that invasion as well as a description of its momentous effects on the war.