Arranged chronologically, this book identifies the key moments that defined eras, people, and events. With bite-sized overviews, timelines, and watershed historical moments called out, this book offers a history of the twentieth century, covering everything from Hiroshima to Apartheid, the launch of the internet to the panic over Y2K, from the 1929 Wall Street Crash to the impact of the pill. Details of major events that have shaped our world today are paired with profiles of the key players including Nelson Mandela, Edmund Hillary, and John F. Kennedy. Each page features quotations and photographs.