Monumental milestones

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.

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.

Presents a short study of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and discusses its history and why it was constructed, the Iron Curtain, and the collapse of the wall and Communism.

Contains an introduction to early aviation, chronicling the life and achievements of Orville and Wilbur Wright, describing their determined efforts to invent a flying machine and their success as they defied gravity at Kitty Hawk.

Presents a brief overview of the Cuban Missle Crisis, describing the roots of the conflict, and how it impacted world politics.

Presents an introduction to the civil rights movement, in simple text with photographs, providing information on African-American's struggle for equal rights, from Rosa Parks to Malcolm X.

Describes the origins of Zionism and events surrounding the creation of Israel in 1948, discusses the history of conflict between Jews and Arabs over control of the region, and features essays on related topics, including the Spanish Expulsion, displaced persons camps, and others.

Describes the oppressive system of laws in South Africa under which black people lived for over forty years, and chronicles the fall of apartheid, discussing significant individuals and events, the anti-apartheid movement, and other related topics.

Presents a history on the underground railroad that helped slaves reach freedom. Includes photographs, drawings, maps, and a time-line.

Discusses the era of Joseph McCarthy, a politician who was obsessed with finding communists within the U.S. and who persecuted thousands of Americans' careers and lives with his unfounded public accusations.