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Eyewitness to History: The Twentieth Century: Important events of the twentieth century; many links are interactive
PBS: History of Broadway: Discover the musical, historical, and cultural influences that contributed to the development of Broadway and the Broadway musical
PBS: The People's Century: People's Century looks back at the story of our times. This twenty-six part television series, broadcast on PBS, offers new insight into the turbulent events of these hundred years through the revealing personal testimony of the people who were there; Century organized by decade; Choose from a drop down menu; Audio clips included
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The United States Becomes a World Power: For more than 225 years the principle of freedom and our understanding of its implications have evolved dramatically. The selections from this exhibition invite you to read the words and see the images of the men and women who forged this nation. Their words and images provide insights into the complexity of the past. This module on the United States Becomes a World Power contains a succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: The End of the Twentieth Century: For more than 225 years the principle of freedom and our understanding of its implications have evolved dramatically. The selections from this exhibition invite you to read the words and see the images of the men and women who forged this nation. Their words and images provide insights into the complexity of the past. This module on the the End of the Twentieth Century contains a succinct historical overview, learning tools, recommended documents, films, and historic images.
The Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century: Explore the list of the top 20 achievements of the 2oth century, and learn how engineering shaped a century and changed the world; historical facts, timeline and photographs
Most Important Events in the Twentieth Century: Links to websites that explain both the large and the small events of the Twentieth Century
The People History: Find The History of Cost Of Living, Prices, Events, Popular Social Culture, Inventions, Technology By Year, Decade or Type from The 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's 70's, 80's, 90's and The New Millennium
Toward the 21st Century: History of the United States: Introduction, Early America, The Colonial Period, Revolutionary Period and New Nation, Slavery, Civil War and Westward Expansion, Growth and Transformation, War and Prosperity,The Great Depression and the New Deal, World War II, Postwar America, Decades of Change, The 21st Century
Twentieth Century: American Cultural History :The purpose of these pages is to present a series of web guides on the decades of the twentieth century. The pages are prepared by the Reference Librarians, and organized by decades; photographs are included
| Important Documents of the Twentieth Century |
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| Historical Events of the Twentieth Century |
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| Important People of the Twentieth Century |
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Academy of Achievement: Extraordinary individuals who have shaped the twentieth century. It is an amazing collection, not of mere artifacts, but of people and ideas that fill you with inspiration, encouragement, and the will to achieve; Biographies are organizes the The Arts, Business, Public Service, and Science and Exploration
Famous Historical People of the Twentieth Century
Famous World Leaders of the Twentieth Century
TIME 100: The Most Important People of the 20th Century: Photographs, biographies, sound; People are listed by categories: Leaders and Revolutionaries, Artsts and Entertainers, Builders and Titans, Scientists and Thinkers, Heroes and Icons
Inventors and Inventions: Links to sites with facts about inventions and inventors
| Important Speeches of the Twentieth Century |
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| Timeline of the Twentieth Century |
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Timeline of the Twentieth Century: Timeline by year with links to explain events
| Important Wars of the Twentieth Century |
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| American History Calendar |
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American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.
| American History Museum |
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!
| The History Channel |
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The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games
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U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers
| Educational American History Powerpoints |
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| Educational American History Videos |
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| Reference Sites to Help in Your Research |
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American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword
Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - SEARCHABLE by keyword
The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z
Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE
Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword
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