This book describes historical events that changed our world, including the Cretaceous-tertiary extinction event, the Black Death, the Boston Tea Party, the Mount Tambora eruption, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, Pearl Harbor, and other events.

Title proper from title frame. Includes index. Includes chronology. Includes glossary. Book description - 32 p.: ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

The Cretaceous-tertiary extinction event - The Black Death - The Boston Tea Party - The Mount Tambora eruption - The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand - Pearl Harbor - Hiroshima - The moon landing - The fall of the Berlin Wall - 9/11 - The best of the rest.