Decades of the Twentieth Century

 

 

Looking for information on fads, fashion, sports, music, events, books, art, television programs (and more) from a particular decade in American history? You may find some of these links useful!

 

 

American Cultural History- Kingwood College Library

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decades.html

 

 

20th Century Decades- Chico High School Library

http://melvil.chicousd.org/decsg.html

 

 

The Decades (1930-1990)- Mentor High School

http://www.mentorhigh.com/library/The_Decades.html

 

 

Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: Pre-1620 to 1920
http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/timefram.html

To find literature, music, and movies, use the following page http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/1900m.html

 

 

Yahoo! U.S. History by Time Period

http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century

 

 

20th Century Decade Research

http://bhs.cusd220.lake.k12.il.us/media_folder/library/decades.htm

 

 

Decades: A study of the Twentieth Century

http://www.unit5.org/cjhsimc/hotlists/decades/decades_main.htm

 

 

Google Directory- Twentieth Century

http://google.com/Top/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Twentieth_Century/

 

 

Costume History at the Costumer’s Manifesto

http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/costhistpage.htm

 

 

20th Century Decades Links- Rochester Schools

http://www.rochesterschools.com/rms/library/decades.htm

 

 

History of the Twentieth Century

http://teachers.westport.k12.ct.us/resource/twentieth_century.htm

 

 

Twentieth Century Decades Hotlist

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdecadesje.html

 

 

Chronicle: 1900-2000

http://library.thinkquest.org/27629/chronicle/chronicle.html?tqskip=1

 

 

History by Decade

http://library.sussex.tec.nj.us/decade.htm

 

 

History Central- The 20th Century Year by Year

http://www.historycentral.com/20th/index.html

 

 

20th Century American Culture

http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/20CC.html  

*Home Access only- Blocked at school due to Free Host

 

 

History by Time Period: Twentieth Century

http://dmoz.org/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Twentieth_Century/

*Home Access only- Blocked at school due to Portals

 

Information Please: Year by Year

http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html

 

 

Outline of U.S. History- USINFO.State.Gov

http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/histryotln/  You will need to choose your chapter

 

 

American Memory from the Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

 

 

The New York Public Library Picture Collection Online

http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco/

 

 

Oldies Music- 50's, 60's, 70's Resource- Pieter's Oldies Drive-In

http://www.pieters-oldies-drivein.nl/index.html

 

 

Retro- 1950's-1990's

http://www.teacheroz.com/retro.htm

 

 

 

Interesting Music/Videos for various decades

 

 

http://oldfortyfives.com/

http://oldfortyfives.com/TakeMeBackToTheFifties.htm

http://moreoldfortyfives.com/TakeMeBackToTheSixties.htm

http://thefiftiesandsixties.com/CarsWeDrove.htm

http://objflicks.com/WhenLifewasInBlack&White.htm

 

 

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