chronology

Presents brief descriptions of more than a hundred disasters of the twentieth and early-twenty-first centuries, including natural phenomena, pandemics, ecological disasters, shipwrecks, and human malevolence, arranged by decade.

A chronology of the Broadway stage, grouped in five eras from 1826 through 1997, each beginning with a general overview of the period, and including year-by-year information about personalities, plays and musicals, business and society, and births, deaths, and marriages.

Chronicles military history throughout the world, from early warfare in antiquity to modern wars, and highlights important battles, key weapons, and notable military figures throughout history.

A comprehensive reference to the Vietnam War that provides a day-by-day chronology of the war, profiles of the people involved, descriptions of the weaponry used, historical photographs, maps, and more.

Chronicles the conflict between religious and scientific views of life over more than three thousand years, exploring the cultural, religious, and scientific events that shaped the debate over evolution and creationism.

Chronologically arranged entries examine various aspects of African-American history from pre-colonial times to the present.

The author examines the history of the earth's climate changes and the consequences of increased global warming, and maintains that continued human interference could cause irreversible changes that could threaten the habitability of the earth.

Contains subject time lines and a time line running throughout the pages, along with historical facts, illustrations, and photographs, that provide information about key events and significant individuals during the Middle Ages.

Contains subject and chronological time lines, along with historical facts, illustrations, and photographs, that provide information about key events and significant individuals during the Renaissance.

Explores the major conflicts leading up to and during World War II including the attack on Pearl Harbor, significant sea and land battles, and the bombing of Heroshima.