Recounts the life of the dedicated man who survived a difficult childhood, became a country lawyer, and as sixteenth president of the United States guided the country during the Civil War.

Details the history of the nuclear age, from the discovery of nuclear fission and the Manhattan Project to the Cuban missile crisis and the use of nuclear power.

Events of the Kennedy assassination.

A look at the French Revolution and the events surrounding it.

The Salem witch trials and surrounding events.

The creation and surrounding events of the Panama Canal.