Great Events in American History
Great Events in American History takes you on a journey! Begin with the Spanish-American War in 1898 and close with the terrible events of September 11, 2001.
Learning what happened on important dates helps us better understand the world in which we live! Packed with brief, compelling accounts of historic happenings, Janney’s resource offers glimpses of God at work in seemingly “secular” events. Additionally, the historical significance behind each included date is explained in a two to four page chapter.
What especially sets this book apart is that the events are placed into the context of God’s kingdom! Anecdotes and excerpts from speeches and sermons taken from the time period covered in each chapter provide a Christian context. For example, the D-Day (1944) chapter includes President Roosevelt’s prayer for the soldiers and their families.
An Overview of Events Covered
Some of the other events correspondingly covered in this book include the San Francisco Earthquake (1906), Wright Brothers’ First Flight (1903), Sinking of the Titanic (1912), World War I (1914-18), Stock Market Crash (1929), Pearl Harbor (1941), Brown vs. Board of Education (1945), Hiroshima (1945), Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955), and Sputnik (1957).
Additional events include the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962), Assassination of J.F.K. (1963), Tet Offensive (1968), Assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy (1968), Man Walks on the Moon (1969), and the Shootings at Kent State University (1970).
Further events include President Nixon in Russia and China (1972), Nixon Resigns (1974), Iranian Hostage Crisis (1979-1981), The Challenger Disaster (1986), Fall of Soviet Communism (1989), Persian Gulf War (1990-1991), Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), and the September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001).
Rather than a dry recounting of historical facts and figures, these stories will certainly draw the reader into a fascinating account of major happenings that convey what happened from both a temporal and eternal perspective. Bibliographical references are provided at the end of each chapter.
- Note:Â Missions to Modern Marvels begins using this book with events from 1890 forward. Students follow the provided plans and schedule to read this book independently.
