What Time of Day Was That?: History by the Minute »

DALE PATTERSON is a veteran editor and reporter for the Canadian Press and Broadcast News who has worked in such fields as journal news, sports, and business. He lives with his family in Ajax, Ontario, Canada.

What Time Of Day Was That? is a minute by minute chronicle of the greatest, strangest, best, worst and most triumphant events from North America and around the world. Arranged according to the very minute, What Time of Day Was That? brings together an eclectic mix of more than one-thousand achievements, disasters, historical firsts, sporting successes and much more -- the Great Fire of London, the Beatles' last recording session, Columbus's discovery of the New World, Bobby Thomson's famous shot heard around the world, Hurricane Hazel, the last cigarette commercial aired on U.S. network TV, the San Francisco Earthquake, Paul Henderson's Summit Series goal, the Eiffel Tower, the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Charge of the Light Brigade, Leonardo da Vinci, the last spike, Gettysburg Address, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Franz Joseph Haydn...

Divided into 24 chapters -- one for each hour of the day -- this lively collection of facts, stories and information is perfect for the trivia lover and all those interested in world history.