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  • The 20th Century in 50 Events

  • The Most Important Inventions, Conflicts, Technologies & Much More
  • By: James Weber
  • Narrated by: Anthony Colby
  • Length: 1 hr and 48 mins

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Publisher's Summary

Hear about the 50 most important events in the 20th century, from the Chinese Boxer Rebellion in 1900 to the Y2K bug. This book is perfect for history lovers. Author James Weber did the research and compiled this huge list of events that changed our planet's history forever.

Some of them include:

  • Wright Brothers fly first motorized airplane (1903)
  • Sinking of the Titanic (1912)
  • Beginning of World War I (1914)
  • The Spanish Flu pandemic (1918)
  • Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor (1933)
  • Beginning of World War II (1939)
  • First satellite, Sputnik I launched (1957)
  • Oil crisis (1973)
  • Chernobyl disaster (1986)
  • Scientists clone sheep (1997)
  • And many, many more

The book takes you through the most important events of the 20th century. This is the perfect resource for students and anyone wanting to broaden their knowledge in history.

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©2015 James Weber (P)2016 James Weber
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History

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