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This is a compelling look at the Chicago race riot of 1919, a crisis in the history of race relations that is echoed in today's headlines.

"It's been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from Italy to Boston.

On their 100th anniversary, the story of the extraordinary scientific expeditions that ushered in the era of relativityIn 1919, British scientists led extraordinary expeditions to Brazil and Africa to test Albert Einstein?s revolutionary new theory of general relativity in what became the century?s most celebrated scientific experiment.

"Born in 1919--learn how civil rights activist Fred Korematsu stood up against injustices to Japanese Americans and how professional baseball player Jackie Robinson challenged segregation.

"It's been four years since Carmen and Papa moved from Italy to Boston.

"British astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington photographed the 1919 solar eclipse to prove Einstein's theory of general relativity by demonstrating that the sun's gravity could pull and bend light"--Provided by publisher.

"An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Describes the backgrounds and motives of the players, the actual plays of the series, the indictments, and the famous 1921 trial.

Chronicles the events surrounding the Great Molasses Flood, during which a large storage tank burst in a Boston neighborhood in 1919 and caused a deadly wave of molasses to flood the streets.

Bibliography: p. 157-158. A critical examination of Salinger and his work.

Chronicles the January 15, 1919 Boston Molasses Flood that killed twenty-one people when over two million gallons of molasses poured out of the steel tank that stored it and traveled through the city's North End.

A futuristic novel placing two young children in a fight for their livelyhood.

Examines America's battle with Bolshevism and insurgency in 1919, highlighting events around the world that influenced attitudes towards Bolshevism during that time.

Presents a portrait of the performer, composer, and activist through interviews with him, his friends and family.