Conejos Library District

Examines the history of the Cold War, including political, economic, military, and athletic battles, from the Berlin Airlift of 1948 to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Includes Internet links to Web sites, source documents, and photographs related to the war.

Recalls the events surrounding the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during which the U.S.S. Arizona sank.

Describes the history, closing, and restoration of the Ellis Island immigration center and depicts the experiences of the immigrants who came to Ellis Island at the turn of the twentieth century.

Discusses how the African-American community of Montgomery, Alabama, staged the 1955 boycott to end segregation on public buses.

This book describes the life of the Mexican Indian revolutionary who tried to gain land for his people.

"Discusses the Cuban missile crisis, a thirteen-day struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union, including the causes of the conflict, the leaders faced with important decisions, and the final resolution to avoid nuclear war"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the events of the Allied landing on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, the largest invasion ever attempted in history.

Summary: Looks at the causes and results of World War II in the Pacific, and describes major battles and strategies.

Describes the bloody, three-month-long battle of U.S. Marines and Japanese troops for control of Guadalcanal, part of the Solomon Islands located between Hawaii and Australia.