How did the loss of one city change the history of Europe? In the Middle Ages, Constantinople's perfect geographic location-positioned along a land trade route between Europe and Asia as well as on a strategic seaway from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean- made the city extremely desirous, and as a result, prone to attack. Under the control of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, Constantinople became known as "the Eye of the World," a center of government,...

Traces the causes of the first World War, the progress of the war, the United States involvement in the conflict, and the aftermath.

Follows the life and career of James Garfield, who served as president of the U.S. for only few months before dying from a wound inflicted by an assassin.