GENERAL SOURCES
American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century
http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/research.htm
The Kingwood College Library has archived this large collection of information on the arts, architecture, technology, history, books, people, music, and more! See links on the righthand side for the decades in the twentieth century. Click through each decade for information.
Author: Peggy Whitley
America's Library
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb
There are simple overviews of these periods of time:
Great War & Jazz Age (1914-1928)
Depression & WWII (1929-1945)
Modern Era (1946 - present)
Author: Library of Congress
20th Century Chronology: 1900-1999
http://www.infoplease.com/millennium1.html
This site from Infoplease.com has an overview of the century. Click on a specific year to find out what happened, or learn about the top kids' names or the biggest box-office hits of the century.
Author: The Learning Network, Inc.
CNN: The Twentieth Century
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/century
Click on Headlines to read about the events of the first decade of the century. Once you've scrolled through and clicked on the international headlines that interest you, return to the main Web page and select thenext decade.
Good Source for Sept. 11 Terrorist Attack Event
http://web.archive.org/web/20010911180230/http://www.cnn.com
Author: Cable News Network
Eyewitness
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
Early Adventures with the Automobile" and "Children at Work" are just two of the exhibits at this site. You'll also find photos from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Author: Ibis Communications, Inc.
Guide to the 20th Century
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide20/index.html
Explore the key events from 1900 through 2000. Arranged by year.
Author: Aleks Sierz
Information Please Kids' Almanac
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0005245.html
This site provides a brief overview of the twentieth century. Click on any date for a listing of key events.
Author: Learning Network Inc.
People's Century
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury
Find out about U.S. history by meeting people who lived through some of the most important events. Click through the timeline. Then visit the Episodes section to read and hear stories about life in the U.S. during the last 100 years
Author: WGBH Educational Foundation
The Century In Pictures
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/special_report/1999/11/99/millennium/speeches/speeches.stm
View images of some of the most historical events that took place in each decade of the final century of the millennium. The twentieth century was the first one to be captured from beginning to end in photographs.
Author: BBC (British Broadcasting Company)
Time 100: 1900 vs. Now
http://www.time.com/time/time100/timewarp/timewarp.html
How has the population of the world's largest cities changed between 1900 and today? What were the worst ideas of the 20th Century? Explore this site for an interesting look at the century. Select among many topics and compare 1900 statistics with 1998.
Author: Time Inc.
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