Marilyn Miller

"From the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address to the 2015 Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, the updated collection preserves the documents of the first edition and introduces the landmark statements that are impacting our nation today." --

Trace the events of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France from the beaches of Normandy which took place on June 6, 1944.

Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed.

Describes the far-reaching repercussions of the events of March7, 1965 when 525 men, women, and children in Alabama attempted to march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery in order to register to vote.

While his mother is attempting to locate an unpolluted planet for witches, Witchard decides to do something to save Halloween.

While being punished for vandalism, four children find out the true history of the old house they are cleaning and campaign to have it preserved as a historical monument.