"For the first time ever, the Who Was? subjects are gathered into a single title! The Who Was? History of the World is a journey along the timeline of history, noting the birthdays of 150 people in the series and what was happening in the world at that moment in time. Follow the timeline to learn who was doing what when, from the days of ancient Egypt, all the way up to the present"--

A brief biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshoni woman who accompanied explorers Lewis and Clark on their expedition in the early 1800s.

Traces the life and work of the famous physicist, from his childhood in Germany through the development of his theories of relativity to his campaign for peace after World War II.

A biography of the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Biografía de la esclava que escapó la esclavitud y arriesgó su vida para ayudar a otros esclavos a huir hacia la libertad.

Presenta la vida de una niña albanesa, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, que se conoció como Madre Teresa y pasó la mayor parte de su vida sirviendo "a los más pobres de los pobres" en Calcuta, India. Presents the life of an Albanian girl, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, who became known as Mother Teresa and spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.

Explains the life and times of the Egyptian ruler King Tut, covering the story of the tomb's discovery, as well as myths and stories of mummy curses.