Bibliograph

We interrupt this broadcast, the events that stopped our lives-- from the Hindenburg explosion to the Virginia Tech shooting, Joe Garner ; [foreword by Walter Cronkite ; afterword by Brian Williams ; narrated by Bill Kurtis]

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We interrupt this broadcast, the events that stopped our lives-- from the Hindenburg explosion to the Virginia Tech shooting, Joe Garner ; [foreword by Walter Cronkite ; afterword by Brian Williams ; narrated by Bill Kurtis]

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

We interrupt this broadcast

Oclc number

209793043

Responsibility statement

Joe Garner ; [foreword by Walter Cronkite ; afterword by Brian Williams ; narrated by Bill Kurtis]

Sub title

the events that stopped our lives-- from the Hindenburg explosion to the Virginia Tech shooting

Summary

Recounts the details of forty-six significant events of the twentieth century, each with photographs from the scene; and features three compact discs that contain over two hours of audio from the events as they were broadcast live

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The Hindenburg Explodes -- Pearl Harbor Under Attack -- D-Day: The Normandy Invasion -- President Roosevelt Dies -- V-E Day: War in Europe Ends -- Atomic Bomb Destroys Hiroshima -- Japan Surrenders: WWII Ends -- Truman Defeats Dewey -- General MacArthur Fired -- Sputnik Launched by Soviets -- John Glenn Orbits Earth -- Marilyn Monroe Dies -- Cuban Missile Crisis: Nuclear War Threatened -- President Kennedy Assassinated -- Japan Surrenders: WWII Ends -- Truman Defeats Dewey -- Lee Harvey Oswald Assassinated -- President Johnson Declines Reelection Bid -- Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated -- Robert Kennedy Assassinated -- Apollo 11: Man Walks on Moon -- Apollo 13: Astronauts Escape Disaster -- Kent State Massacre -- Munich Olympics Tragedy -- Nixon Resigns -- Saigon Falls -- Elvis Dies -- Iran Hostage Crisis -- John Lennon Assassinated -- President Reagan Shot -- The Challenger Explodes -- Berlin Wall Crumbles -- Operation Desert Storm Begins -- Rodney King Verdict Incites Riots -- Waco Standoff Ends in Disaster -- O.J. Simpson Saga -- Oklahoma City Bombing -- Flight 800 Explodes Over Atlantic -- Atlanta Olympics Bombing -- Princess Diana Dies -- The Impeachment of President Clinton -- Tragedy at Columbine High School -- John F. Kennedy Jr. Dies -- The 2000 Election -- America Under Attack -- Operation Iraqi Freedom Begins -- Hurricane Katrina Floods New Orleans -- The Virginia Tech Massacre"Presents the history-defining moments of our times, including three audio CDs with the legendary and actual broadcasts of each event" -- Publisher's description

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