Page One

Gathering all the headline events of the 20th century, Page One is breathtaking chronicle of our times. This new edition contains history-making events from 1997, including the death of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, file inauguration of President Clinton for a second term, the fatal shootings at the Empire State Building, and the outcome of the civil suit against O.J. Simpson. These stories join the major events of previous decades, from the peace treaty signed in Paris ending the First World War to Nixon and Watergate; the re-unification of Germany to the demise of the Soviet Union; the Gulf War to the tragic bombings of the World Trade Center and Oklahoma City; and the assassination of Israel's Yitzhak Rabin. A definitive introduction to history, Page One delivers a thrilling journey into the events that have shaped this century.