Book Events for alexd77

African-American Civil Rights Movement

• The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

• Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

Assassination of John F. Kennedy

• The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Assassination of Medgar Evers

• The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Chappaquiddick Incident

• Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

The Crucifixion

• The Book of Longings: A Novel by Sue Monk Kidd

Holocaust

• Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner by Lois Lowry

Lindbergh kidnapping

• Sold on a Monday: A Novel by Kristina McMorris (1932)

Olympic Games

• Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (1936)

September 11 Attacks

• Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

Stuxnet

• Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon by Kim Zetter

Vietnam War

• The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
• Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

Wall Street Crash

• Sea Glass: A Novel by Anita Shreve (1929)

Woodstock Music and Art Fair

• Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

World War II

• Lilac Girls: A Novel (Woolsey-Ferriday) by Martha Hall Kelly
• All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (1945)
• Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner by Lois Lowry (1945)
• Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (1945)

World War II, German Occupation of Denmark

• Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner by Lois Lowry (1945-05-05)

World War II, Pacific Theater

• Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand (1945-09-02)