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Abacus, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Acoma Pueblo and its reflection in a pool of water, photograph by Adams, Ansel. National Archives and Records Administration.
The Acropolis of Athens, Greece, photograph by Brian Escamilla. Reproduced by permission.
Addams, Jane, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Africa Today, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
African Kingdoms and Empires, circa 200 B.C.-A.D. 1500, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Age of Exploration, 1492-1682, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Alaskan pipeline construction, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Alexander the Great’s Empire, circa 323 B.C., map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
American troops advancing in World War I, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Anthony, Susan B., photograph. The Library of Congress.
Apollo 11 launch, photograph. U. S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Aqueduct, Rome, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Aquino, Corazon being sworn in, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Arafat, Yasir, photograph. The Library of Congress.
L’Arc de Triumph, Paris, France, photograph by Brian Escamilla. Reproduced by permission.
Aristotle, engraving. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Armor from the Middle Ages, illustration. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Arnaz, Desi and Vivian Vance in a scene from I Love Lucy. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Atomic bomb mushroom cloud raising over Nagasaki, Japan, photograph. National Archives and Records Administration.
Attack on Carthage, illustration. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Saint Augustine, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Aztec warrior of Montezuma’s army, woodcut. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Bacon, Sir Francis, painting. The Library of Congress.
Balanchine, George, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Balboa, Nunez Vasco de, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Barton, Clara, photograph. The Library of Congress.
The Bastille, Paris, France, engraving. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Baudelaire, Charles, illustration. The Library of Congress.
The Beatles performing on The Ed Sullivan Show, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, portrait. The Library of Congress.
Beginnings of Civilization, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Bell, Alexander Graham, photograph. U. S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Benin Kingdom in Africa, statue head of princess, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Berlin Wall being dismantled, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Bhutto, Benazir, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Big Bird, Mr. Hooper, Gordon, Oscar the Grouch, Bob and Susan from Sesame Street, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Birth of a Nation, 1915, movie still by D. W. Griffith. John Springer Collection, Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Blackwell, Elizabeth, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Blue Mosque of Turkey, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Boxer Rebellion, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Brache, Tycho, painting. The Library of Congress.
Buddhist temple altar, photograph by Jolen Marya Gedridge. Reproduced by permission.
Caesar, Julius invading Britain, painting. The Library of Congress.
Calvin, John, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Camel in Sahara Desert, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Carroll, Lewis, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Carson, Rachel, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Carter, Jimmy, signing Mideast Peace Treaty, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Carver, George Washington, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Catherine the Great, painting. The Library of Congress.
Catholic Church in England destroyed, supposedly King Arthur's burial place, photograph by Anna J. Sheets. Reproduced by permission.
Cave painting in Ardeche Region, France, photograph. Reuters/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Chanel, Coco, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Chaplin, Charlie, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Charlemagne, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Charlemagne’s Empire, 814 A.D., map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Chekhov, Anton, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Cheops' Pyramid excavation, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Chernobyl disaster, aerial view, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Chichen-Itza, Mayan statue, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Child labor, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Christian martyrs in the Circus Maximus, an engraving of a painting by Jean Leon Gerome, photograph. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Cicero, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Civilizations of Central and South America, circa 200-1500, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Cleopatra, painting by J.L. Gerome. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, photograph of portrait. The Library of Congress.
Columbus, Christopher, engraving. The Library of Congress.
Confucius, portrait. Archive Photos/Popperfoto. Reproduced by permission.
Cuneiform tablet showing terms of Esarhaddon's treaty, photograph. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Curie, Marie, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Dachau Concentration Camp, prisoners standing in front, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Dalai Lama, during prayer offering, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Dali, Salvador, standing next to painting, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Darius (I) the Great, illustration. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Darwin, Charles, photograph. The Library of Congress.
David, sculpture by Michelangelo, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
D-day landing on the beach of Normandy, France, by American troops, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
"The Declaration of Independence," painting by John Trumbull. National Archives and Records Administration.
Disneyland, scene of opening on July 17, 1955, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Dostoevski, Fyodor Mikhailovich, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Douglass, Frederick, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Drake, Sir Francis, painting. The Library of Congress.
Earhart, Amelia sitting in cockpit, photograph. U.S. Information Agency.
Early television set, photograph. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Easter Island, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
Edison, Thomas Alva standing at lab table, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Egypt, circa 1450 B.C., map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Egyptian statue with hieroglyphics, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Einstein, Albert, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight D., with troops in England during World War II, photograph. National Archives and Records Administration.
Elephant tusks, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Elizabeth I, painting. The Library of Congress.
Ethiopian market place, aerial view, photograph. United Nations.
Europe after World War II, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Europe in 1815, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Expansion of Islam, 632-70 A.D., map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Exxon Valdez accident, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
"Falling Water House," designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Bear Run, Pennsylvania, photograph. Hedrich-Blessing. Reproduced by permission.
Fashion in ancient Greece, illustration. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Fashions for men, women, and children, from gallery of French fashions and costumes, illustration. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Faulkner, William, photograph by Carl Van Vechten. The Library of Congress.
Forbidden City, Peking, China, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
Frank, Anne, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Freud, Sigmund seated, with cigar in hand, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Fuller, Margaret, painting by John Plumbe. The Library of Congress.
Gama, Vasco da, engraving. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Gandhi, Mahatma, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Geisha women, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
German troops in Russia during World War II, photograph. National Archives and Records Administration.
Geronimo holding a rifle, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Goddard, Dr. Robert H. with rocket, photograph. U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The Great Train Robbery, movie still. Thomas Edison, 1903. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Great Wall of China, aerial view, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Greek and Phoenician colonies, circa 550 B.C., map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Greek statuette of woman, fourth century B.C., photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Grimke, Sarah, painting. The Library of Congress.
Gutenberg, showing his printing press, an engraving of a painting by A. Menzel, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Halley’s comet, celestial chart. The Library of Congress.
Hammurabi’s Code, photograph. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Hannibal crossing the Alps, illustration. Library of Congress.
Hatshepsut, head of sarcophagus, photograph. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Henry VIII, painting. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Hindenburg, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Hinduism and Buddhism, 600 A.D., map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Hitler, Adolf, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Hungarian Revolt, tanks guarding intersection, November 2, 1956, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, engraving. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Incan Chimu Huaco, photograph. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Indian Subcontinent, showing Aryan invasions, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Isabella I, engraving. The Library of Congress.
Japanese flower arrangement, photograph. Reproduced by permission.
Japanese laborers clearing debris from the Great Kanto Earthquake, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Jarvik, Dr. Robert priming the Jarvik-7 mechanical heart, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Joan of Arc, illustration. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Jonestown, Guyana tragedy, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Kabuki theater performance by Ennosuke Ichikawa, warrior scene, photograph. Reuters/Kimimasa Mayama/Archive Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Kathmandu Valley monastery, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
Keller, Helen with Anne Sullivan. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Kennedy, John F., photograph. John F. Kennedy Library.
Kenyatta, Jomo in ceremonial robes, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Kepler, Johannes, painting. The Library of Congress.
King John signing the Magna Carta, painting. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
King, Jr., Martin Luther standing behind podium, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
King Solomon’s Temple, 1913 drawing by John W. Kelchner. The Library of Congress.
King Tutankhamen’s tomb, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Koran, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Kuwaiti oil wells burning, photograph. UPI/Corbis Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Lao-tsze, illustration. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Leakey, Louis and Mary digging for bones, photograph. UPI/Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Lincoln, Abraham, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Lindberg, Charles A., photograph. The Library of Congress.
Livingstone, David, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Locke, John, engraving. The Library of Congress.
Luxemburg, Rosa, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
MacArthur, Douglass signing Japanese surrender, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Machu Picchu, Peru, photograph by John M. Barth. Reproduced by permission.
Madonna performing, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Major Crusades, 1096-1204, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Mandela, Nelson leading march, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Manzanares Castle, Spain, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Mao Zedong, photograph. UPI/Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Marie Antoinette, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Marx, Karl, photograph. Archive Photos/Kean Archives. Reproduced by permission.
Mata Hari, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Mayan polychrome pottery, photograph. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Mecca, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Mendelssohn, Felix, painting. The Library of Congress.
Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent, circa 1700 B.C., map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Model T assembly line, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Moghul Empire, 1605-1700, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Mona Lisa, painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Monet, Claude, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Mongol Empire, 1294, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Monroe, James, painting. The Library of Congress.
Montessori, Maria, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Moroccan dancers, photograph. United Nations.
Moses on Mt. Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, illustration. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Mother Teresa, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, painting. The Library of Congress.
Mussolini, Benito, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Nagasaki in ruins after the dropping of the atomic bomb, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Napoleon (I) Bonaparte on horse, painting. Musee de Versailles.
Neanderthal man eating rabbit, illustration. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Nicholas II, illustration. The Library of Congress.
No drama stage performance, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Nobel, Alfred, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Nuremberg Trials, defendant’s dock, photograph. National Archives and Records Administration.
Olmec culture of ancient Mexico, large stone-head carving, photograph. Springer/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Ottoman Empire, 1350-1683, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Paine, Thomas, painting by Romney. National Archives and Records Administration.
Paris salon during the time of Louis XVI, illustration. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Pasteur, Louis, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Peron, Eva with Juan Peron, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Persian Empire, circa 500 B.C., map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Peruvian goldwork, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Picasso, Pablo in studio, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Prehistoric man, photograph of four busts. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Presley, Elvis performing on stage, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Principov Most in Sarajevo, photograph by Melissa Walsh Doig. Reproduced by permission.
"Puffing Billy" locomotive, photograph. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Pyramids of ancient Egypt, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, Mexico, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Rabin, Yitzhak, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
"Rain, Speed, and Steam: The Great Western Railroad," painting by Joseph M. Turner, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Rasputin surrounded by women, photograph. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Richard the Lionhearted leading crusaders, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Roman Empire at its height, circa 117 A.D., map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Roosevelt, Franklin D., signing the Declaration of War against Japan, December 8, 1941, photograph. National Archives and Records Administration.
Roosevelt, Theodore, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C., photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Russian expansion from 1462-1796, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Russian peasants, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Russians fighting Turks in the late eighteenth century, illustration. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Russian Revolution attack on the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
el-Sadat, Anwar, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Samurai warrior on horse, illustration. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Saudia Arabian oil rig, photograph. UPI/Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Segregation in South Africa, photograph. Reuters/Bettmann NewsPhotos. Reproduced by permission.
Selassie, Haile, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Senghor, Leopold, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Shakespeare, William, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Shaw, George Bernard, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Shinto shrine tea ceremony, photograph. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Slave women sitting in pile of cotton, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Slaves and slave ships, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Smith, Joseph, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Socrates' trial, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Soldiers standing in fields during the Vietnam Conflict, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Soto, Hernando de, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Sphinx and pyramid, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Spinning machine by Richard Arkwright, photograph. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Spread of Christianity, circa 300-600, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Starving Ethiopian refugees in Sudan, photograph. Reuters/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Steam engine, "Sun and Planet" steam engine created by James Watt (first steam engine), photograph. The Bettmann Archive. Reproduced by permission.
Stein, Gertrude, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Stock market crash, man selling car, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Stonehenge, photograph by Anna J. Sheets. Reproduced by permission.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, photograph. National Archives and Records Administration.
Strauss, Johann, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Suez Canal's official opening, illustration. Archive Photos Inc. Reproduced by permission.
Synagogue ark and scrolls, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
Tabula Nourarum Insularum by Munster, 1550, Old World map of the Americas. Rare Map Collection, the University of Georgia Libraries. Reproduced by permission.
Taj Mahal and reflecting pool, India, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Temple of Eight Immortals, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
Territorial changes after Paris Peace Settlements, 1919-1920, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
Thatcher, Margaret, photograph. AP/Wide World Photos. Reproduced by permission.
Tiananmen Square demonstration with man in front of army tanks, Peking, China, photograph. Reuters/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Titanic sinking, painting by Willie Stoewer. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Titian, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Tojo Hideki, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Tokugawa Japan, 1600-1868, map by XNR Productions Inc. Gale Research, Inc.
UNIVAC computer, photograph. The Library of Congress.
U.S.S. Shaw exploding during the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, photograph. National Archives and Records Administration.
Van Gogh, Vincent, self portrait, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
Vatican City, Vatican, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
Viking of the Anglo-Saxon age, illustration. New York Public Library Picture Collection.
Viking ship at museum in Oslo, Norway, photograph by Susan D. Rock. Reproduced by permission.
Wesley, John, painting. The Library of Congress.
Whitman, Walt, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Wilde, Oscar, photograph. The Library of Congress.
William (I) the Conqueror, painting. The Library of Congress.
Woodstock, a couple sleeping on the top of a car, photograph. UPI/Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Wright, Wilbur and Orville's first flight, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Wycliffe, John, illustration. The Library of Congress.
Yalta Conference, February, 1945, with Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Premier Josef Stalin, photograph. National Archives and Records Administration.
Yeltsin, Boris, photograph. Reuters/Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.
Young, Brigham, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Ziggurat at Ur, from the northwest, photograph. The Library of Congress.
Zulu king with his advisors, photograph by Carl Van Haoffman. Corbis-Bettmann. Reproduced by permission.

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