Defining Moments in History
Bianca Jackson & Jonathan Morton, editors
Cassell's Illustrated (October 7, 2008)
"Two earth-shattering World Wars; the dawn and dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the countries formed in its wake; the establishment of the EU; the end of apartheid; the push for equal rights; the Kyoto agreement: these and many other changes—great and small—happened in the last century and shaped the world we know today. This decade by decade review charts the most significant historical, social, political, and cultural moments of the last 100 years and places each event, person, movement, and idea in context. Brought to you by a superb selection of international historians, journalists and experts, and beautifully illustrated throughout with more than 350 archival images, it’s an invaluable reference that no home library should be without." -- Product Description
Articles by Heather K Michon:
1902: Cuban Independence
1909: Prince Ito of Japan Assassinated
1915: First Use of Poison Gas in Warfare
1915: Armenian Genocide Begins
1915: Leo Frank Lynched
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1922: Russia Renamed USSR
1926: Reza Khan Proclaims Himself Shah of Iran
1927: Charles Lindburgh Flies the Atlantic
1937: Amelia Earhart Disappears
1937: The Parsley Massacre (Dominican Republic)
1942: FDR Issues Executive Order 9066
1943: Execution of Members of the White Rose
1946: Mother Theresa Receives a Call From God
1948: The State of Israel is Proclaimed
1948: Declaration of Human Rights Signed
1951: King of Jordan Assassinated
1959: Uprising in Tibet
1959: Antarctic Treaty Signed
1962: Algerian Independence
1963: Valentina Tereshkova Becomes First Woman in Space
1964: Sultanate of Zanzibar Overthrown
1969: My Lai Massacre
1970: Dian Fossey On the Cover of National Geographic
1975: Last Helicopter Leaves Saigon
1987: Terry Waite Taken Hostage
1987: Currency Devaluation in Burma
1988: The 8888 Uprising in Burma
1989: Aung San Suu Kyi Put Under House Arrest
1991: Barre Ousted in Somalia
1992: Sarajevo Besieged
1992: Catholic Church Rehabilitates Galileo
1994: Rwandan Genocide Begins
1994: Saudi Arabia Revokes Bin Laden's Citizenship
1995: Fermat's Last Theorem Solved
1998; Land-For-Peace Deal Signed by Arafat and Netanyahu
1999: Attack in Voinjama, Liberia
1999: East Timor Independence
2002: Siege of the Church of the Nativity
2002: Kalahari Bushmen Expelled in Botswana
2002: Chechan Rebels Seize Moscow Theater
2003: Egypt Requests Return of Rosetta Stone
2004: Beslan School Siege
Articles by Heather K Michon:
1902: Cuban Independence
1909: Prince Ito of Japan Assassinated
1915: First Use of Poison Gas in Warfare
1915: Armenian Genocide Begins
1915: Leo Frank Lynched
1916: Sykes-Picot Agreement
1922: Russia Renamed USSR
1926: Reza Khan Proclaims Himself Shah of Iran
1927: Charles Lindburgh Flies the Atlantic
1937: Amelia Earhart Disappears
1937: The Parsley Massacre (Dominican Republic)
1942: FDR Issues Executive Order 9066
1943: Execution of Members of the White Rose
1946: Mother Theresa Receives a Call From God
1948: The State of Israel is Proclaimed
1948: Declaration of Human Rights Signed
1951: King of Jordan Assassinated
1959: Uprising in Tibet
1959: Antarctic Treaty Signed
1962: Algerian Independence
1963: Valentina Tereshkova Becomes First Woman in Space
1964: Sultanate of Zanzibar Overthrown
1969: My Lai Massacre
1970: Dian Fossey On the Cover of National Geographic
1975: Last Helicopter Leaves Saigon
1987: Terry Waite Taken Hostage
1987: Currency Devaluation in Burma
1988: The 8888 Uprising in Burma
1989: Aung San Suu Kyi Put Under House Arrest
1991: Barre Ousted in Somalia
1992: Sarajevo Besieged
1992: Catholic Church Rehabilitates Galileo
1994: Rwandan Genocide Begins
1994: Saudi Arabia Revokes Bin Laden's Citizenship
1995: Fermat's Last Theorem Solved
1998; Land-For-Peace Deal Signed by Arafat and Netanyahu
1999: Attack in Voinjama, Liberia
1999: East Timor Independence
2002: Siege of the Church of the Nativity
2002: Kalahari Bushmen Expelled in Botswana
2002: Chechan Rebels Seize Moscow Theater
2003: Egypt Requests Return of Rosetta Stone
2004: Beslan School Siege
