The Greatest Events (The Century Collection) Book

Time: The Greatest Events With its pace accelerated by astounding advances in science, with the fate of nations reshaped by wars, dictatorships and revolutions, the 20th century is one of history's most turbulent and memorable eras.

Since 1923 one magazine-Time-has taken the pulse of the century week by week, and the result is an unparalleled chronicle of our times. Now the editors of Time have opened their archives to create this lasting portrait of the greatest events of the century. Here are the rise and fall of nations, rulers and empires, from the death throes of Hitler'' Nazi Reich to the birth pains of Israel, from the advent of the Iron Curtain to the toppling of the Berlin Wall. Here are the breakthroughs in science, as man first splits the atom, sets foot on the moon, clones a sheep. Here are the gleaming wonders of King Tut's tomb - and the lingering sorrow of the Challenger's last voyage. And here are defining moments in the arts, as we first encounter Picasso in Paris, Brando on Broadway and the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Richly illustrated with historic photographs from the Time Inc. archives, the volume includes many of the signature images of the century. It offers readers both a sweeping historical survey and a spectacular visual journey through this most memorable of centuries.