Take a Voyage Through 20th Century -- THE Journal

Take a Voyage Through 20th Century

11/01/96

hronicle of the 20th Century reveals the news, people and historic events that make up the 20th century. Based on the best-selling book from DK Publishing, the CD-ROM uses a unique "you are there" approach that makes history memorable and exciting. Students can search over 8,000 articles, 100 historic video clips, 400 historic audio clips, 2,000 of the century's best news photographs and 1,000 news screens. Search functions include Boolean word searches of the entire text (over 2 million words); On This Day in History search; Date search; A-Z subject search and a Video/Sound search. Chronicle of the 20th Century includes Timeline, Biographies and 20th Century in Focus menus for easy access to information, and a News Trivia game challenges users to retain what they have learned. DK Multimedia, New York, NY, (212) 213-4800, www.dk.com. WM

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