The 100 Days That Defined Modern History

The remarkable, shattering events of World War II happened with astonishing speed.

D-Day was a complex, risky military operation that heralded the end of Nazi dominance.

When Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, the British and French reaction led to disaster.

1968 saw the tragic killing of two American icons: Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy.

In 1989, the Berlin Wall was destroyed. Soon, the Soviet Union began to fall apart.

Iraq's invasion of Kuwait led to a brief war that still has widely felt consequences.