Renowned historian Peter N. Stearns and thirty prominent historians have combined their expertise over the past ten years to perfect this comprehensive chronology of more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000.
Table of Contents Prehistoric Times Ancient and Classical Periods, 3500 B.C.E.–500 C.E. The Postclassical Period, 500–1500 The Early Modern Period, 1500–1800 The Modern Period, 1789–1914 The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000
Appendixes Roman Emperors Byzantine Emperors Caliphs, to 1256 Roman Popes Presidents of the United States Members of the United Nations in Order of Admission
