The Almost Complete History of the World

RECORDED HISTORY is rich with events that have changed the course of human experience - events that have rippled through the centuries, and still others that rumble on today. Here in one amazing volume are seventy-five of the most important historical events of all time-divided into five historical sections, The Almost Complete History of the World contains all the major historical events that you ever need to know.Chapters include:the Peloponnesian Warthe fall of the Roman Empirethe Crusadesthe travels of Marco Polothe arrival of Columbus in the New Worldthe storming of the Bastillethe Gettysburg AddressD-Daythe Chernobyl nuclear disasterthe 9/11 terrorist attacksand sixty-five other incredible historic episodes.