Reading a book about a topic is wonderful. Talking to someone who experienced the past is an amazing experience. But sometimes, to really understand a historical event, you also need to look at pictures. As the saying goes - a picture is worth a thousand words. Browse through some of these picture galleries for a deeper understanding of the 20th century.

• 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
• First Man on the Moon
• The Great Depression
• The Holocaust
• The Korean War
• World War I