This Day in American History

This book offers a look at important moments in American history day by day. Each day's entry lists events from the arrival of the first explorers through the end of 2006. Listed events relate to a wide range of topics, from politics to science to the social scene. Births and deaths of major figures are included. Readers can look under any day of the year and see hundreds of years' worth of the American past. Helpful for teachers, history aficionados, or anyone interested in the weight of history that lies behind each day on the calendar, the text is also fully indexed for easy reference. This third edition of an acclaimed reference book is updated with over 950 additional entries.Gross, Ernie is the author of 'This Day in American History', published 2008 under ISBN 9780786431922 and ISBN 078643192X.