Decades

 

1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Year/Day in History

 

Dance Descriptions/Overview
An Overview of popular Early American Social Dances. Check the descriptions to determine the decade of popularity.
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History of Dance
Information on different dances tracking their inception.
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Dance Timeline
From 1500 BC to 2001 AD
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Dance Instruction Manuals
75 Video Clips giving sample dance steps
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Costume History
Find costumes used from pre-history to the 2000's, divided by decade during the 20th century
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American Cultural History
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World History -- HyperHistory
Choose from people, events, history and maps to get a graphical timeline.
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Decades of the Twentieth Century
A listing of links to various sites dedicated to decades in history.
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Timelines of the Twentieth Century
Select information by decade.
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Smithsonian Institute: American History timeline
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Dining through the Decades
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Advertising Age's 50 Best Commercials
Images from the commercials selected as the best. These are organized by decade.
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Top Grossing Films
Find here links to films famous in specific decades.
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A Rock ‘n Roll Timeline
Look for highlights of rock n roll music here through the decades.
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1890s

A Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: 1890-1899
Look for highlights of rock n roll music here through the decades.
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PBS-The West- Events from 1890-1900
Related only to events occuring or specifically affecting life in the Western United States.
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1900s

1900-1909s World History: Din Timeline
Use links on the left to access the timeline events.
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1910s

American Cultural History: 1910-1919
Art, Architecture, Books, Literature, Fads, Fashion, Music, Theater, Film and Radio are all topics covered here.
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The Flower City: 1900-1920
Timeline of Rochester, New York during the 1910s. This looks at a New England town and some of the events they deemed important, for being allowed to play baseball on Sunday to first crosswalks used.
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1910 to 1919 World History: Din Timeline
Use links on the left to access the timeline events.
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History of Fashion: 1900-1910
Summary of the fashions of the Edwardian Era, which occured after Queen Victoria's death.
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Fashion in the Edwardian Era, 1901-1919
Primarily text outlining the changes in fashion after the death of Queen Victoria.
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1920s

Technology and Science Women War, Peace and Politics Economics
  History Entertainment & Sports Society:Fashion, Literature & Arts

Women

Decade by Decade: 1920s -- Women of the Century
Year by year summary of the best known women during the 1920s.
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The Flapper!
Great site with information on Architecture, Decor, and Music of the 20s. In decor, one can choose a room and see what was typical at that time. The music section has examples from that time period.
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History

1920s
Superb set of links giving information from Discovering Collection about the 1920s.
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Jazz Age Culture
Links on the following topics: Harlem Renaissance writers, artists, musicians, and notables; Picasso, Dali, de Lempicka, Kandinsky, and other artists; Prohibition, flappers, racial violence, sports, automobiles, aviators, art deco, movie stars, the Crash of '29, the scandals/trials of the decade, and the new technologies; and World War I Poetry."
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Clash of Cultures in the 1910s and 1920s
Focuses on the class of cultures experienced during these decades, highlighting the Scopes Trial, Prohibition, Immigration Restriction and Ku Klux Klan, and the New Woman.
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The 1920's Experience
Information on people, events, art, literature entertainment, fads and fashion and music
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American Cultural History: Decade 1920-1929
Arts, architecture, fashion, books, events, people, music, theatre, film and radio.
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Timeline of the Twentieth Century: 1920-1929
Find major events year by year from About.com.
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1920s
Contains: Events and Trends, World Leaders, and Entertainers.
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A Hotlist on the 1920s
News Events & Trends, Politics & Government, Inventions.
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War, Peace & Politics

The Politics of Frustration: The 1920s
The Ku Klux Klan, The Scopes Trial, the Sacco and Vanzetti trial and the Red Scare all dominated society at this time.
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The Palmer Raids
The Red Scare as in the rise of communism dominated politics at this time.
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HyperHistory Timeline of Events: 1921-1930
Use the links on the timeline to locate major events.
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
Also known as the Pact of Paris. Summarization by Infoplease.
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Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: 1920-1929
Great site showing the major events in both the political world and the literary world.
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Social Trends in the 1920s: Overview
From Discovering Collection online database. Password required if not on campus.
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The Scopes Trial, 1925
From Discovering Collection online database. Password required if not on campus.
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The Lawless Decade
The Lawless Decade was originally published in hardcover in 1957 by Crown. It is available in our library.
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Economics

Black Thursday--October 24, 1929
Article from the New York Times on the Stock Market Crash.
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The Economics of the 1920s
Summary of the econoimic situation of the 20's.
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Introduction to Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929
The prosperity as well as the poverty of the 1920s.
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Promises, Promises: The Allure of Household Appliances in the 1920s
Details how the energy companies responded to the economic situations in the United States.
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Slouching Towards Utopia?: The Economic History of the Twentieth Century: 1920s
Extensive article exploring the advent of mass production, mass consumption and disparity in income levels.
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Entertainment and Sports

The Formation of Modern American Mass Culture
Radio, phonographs, the blues, hillbilly music, movies and spectator sports were the focus of entertainment in the 1920s.
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Sports, Entertainment and Morality
Boxing was the rage, and vaudeville ruled the stage. Moralality in the 20's was challenged by the amount of entertainment available.
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Sports in the 1920's
A ThinkQuest on the major sporting events of the 20s.
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1920s: Sports and Games
The 1920's were known as "The Golden Age of Sports."
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Society Fashion, Art, Music, Dance, Literature, etc.

Fashion

reVamp
Brief essay about the changes in society during the 1920's and how fashion was impacted.
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Costumer's Manifesto: Bernard-Hewitt & Co. Summer Catalog--Children and Teen Fashions
Copies of pages of fashions with pricing for teen and children in 1928.
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The Jazz Age--Flapper Culture and Style
Essay on the fashion style as well as lifestyle of the Jazz Age.
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Clothing of the 1920s
Essay by a stiudent examining the fashion trends and methods of clothing production.
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Fads

Kingwood College Library American Cultural History 1920 -1929
Slang, mah-jngg. dance marathons, Endurance races, Miss America contest and more are covered here.
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1920's Fads
Student created site featuring the top fads of the 20s.
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Literature and Arts

The Greatest Films of the 1920s
Nice summary of the decade in film and the trends, with pages specifically for each year.
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The Modern Dancers
Martha Graham's contributions to dance in the 1920s
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Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events: 1920-1929
Great site showing the major events in both the political world and the literary world.
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Brief Timeline of American Literature, Music, and Movies 1920-1929
A sample of the music and films available during the period 1920-1929 compared to the literature produced.
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The 1920's Experience
Information on people, events, art, literature, entertainment, fads and fashion and music
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1920's Literature
Summarization of the impact of the Roaring twenties on literature.
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The Roaring Twenties: Arts and Literature
Major movements in literature and the arts are briefly summarized..
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The Harlem Renaissance
Literature and performing arts in Harlem.
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Technology & Science

Science and Technology in the 1920s: Overview
From Discovering Collection--password is required if accessing off campus.

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The Impact of Technology on 1920s Life
Health, automobiles, entertainment and more are the focus of this website.
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Promises, Promises: The Allure of Household Appliances in the 1920s
Details how the energy companies responded to the economic situations in the United States.
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The Roaring Twenties: Science and Technology
Very brief overview of technology in the 20s.

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Twentieth Century Inventions 1900 - 1925
Nice summary and list of inventioins during the 20s. More in the 1926-1950 link as well.
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1930s

History Women Crime
Class/Social System Sports Religion
Literature, Music & Theatre Economics Mental Retardation

History

American History 1930-1939
From Kingwood College Library
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Timeline of the twentieth century: 1930-1939
From About.com
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About.com 20th Century History 1930-1939
Major events that occured with links can be found here.
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America in the 1930s
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The Great Depression and New Deal, 1929-1940s
From Collin County Community College
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Great Depression and World War II-1929-1945
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United States History Index: USA: 1930-1940
Includes these subcategories: Documents, Getting Through the Great Depression, Life During the Great Depression, Surviving the Dustbowl, The Rise of Labor, The New Deal, The Civilian Conservation Corps, American Culture in the 1930's, Achievements of the Era, The New York World's Fair of 1939, Crime and Criminals, Average Days in the Lives of Average Folk, Average Places, Chronological Listing of Events.

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Features from the New Deal Network
Sevier County, Utah, Dear Mrs. Roosevelt, TVA: Electricity for All, youth of California, The WPA Dolls of Milwaukee, Work-Study-Live: The Resident Youth Centers of the NYA, CCC Memories, Been Here So Long": Selections from the WPA American Slave Narratives, Student Activism in the 1930s, Bronx's DeWitt Clinton High School documented their life and times, Labor in the 1930s Bibliography, African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps, Federal Art Projects, Social Welfare and Visual Politics Periodical, Murals at the University at Albany.
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Women

About.com 20th Century History 1930-1939- Fashions and Fads
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Decade by Decade: the 1930s
From Women of the Century.
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Women's fashions in the 1930s
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American Cultural History
Links to Fashion and Fads, People and personalities, etc.
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Trends in Marital Status of U.S. Women at First Birth: 1930 to 1994
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What Ten Million Women Want Eleanor Roosevelt (1932)
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Student Activists of the 1930s (women)
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Using Oral History: Working Women in the 1930s
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Women's fashions in the 1930s
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1930s Fashion History, Costume Images and Social History 1930-1940
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com
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The humor of southern hospitality
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Crime

The Scottsboro Boys
Tom Robinson's case, in which he is charged with raping a white woman, is reminiscent of the case of the Scottsboro Boys, nine young African-Americans from Alabama who were charged with raping two white women.
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Prohibition
From About.com, a discussion of the 14 years in U. S. history when alcohol was illegal.
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The Lindbergh Kidnapping
From the FBI History, Famous cases files..
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Bonnie and Clyde
From the FBI History, Famous cases files..
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John Dillinger
From the FBI History, Famous cases files..
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Class/Social System

Relations of Class in the Great Depression
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Black or White
Experience the environment of the 20's and 30's when Black America was on a binge to undo its Blackness by concentrating on making itself as White as it could be. This series of advertisements represents but a small sample of those which appeared in every Black publication during a time when Black was considered anything but beautiful.
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People Like Us: Social Class in America
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Overview: The Great Depression: Social
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Dixie May Not Rise Again
Discusses the effect of the rise in the economy of the south and social inequality.
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Race, Class, and Unemployment: Movements of the Unemployed in Jim Crow Baltimore in the 1930s
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Sports

America 1930-1939 - Sports History - Overview
Nice introduction to sports and the role they played in the 1930s. For more detailed information, go to American Decades on your desktop at PVHS library.
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History of Women in Sports Timeline
Part 3 - 1930-1959 A listing of the accomplishments of women in the 1930s.
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The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936
This site presents an online version of an exhibition created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC that was on display at the Museum from July 1996 - June 1997.
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Religion

Religion during the Depression
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Literature, Music & Theatre

Manufacturing Memories: American Popular Music in the 1930s
Great introduction noting the changes in music during the decade. Includes audio files and commentary..
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Music in the United States in the 1930s
Includes information on dance music, musicals, and popular music.
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America in the 1930s
A view of the 1930s through the lenses of its films, radio programs, literature, journalism, museums, exhibitions, architecture, art, and other forms of cultural expression.
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Timeline 1930s
Find Major books and films of the decade here.
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The 1930s in Print
Books, magazines, films sports, people, comics and more are all here.
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Best Selling Fiction 1930s
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Major Books of the Decade
Small summary and a listing of books that made an impact.
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100 Greatest Movies of the 1930s
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Major Films of this Decade (1930s)
Small summary and a listing of films that made an impact.
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30s on Film
From American Studies at the University of Virginia
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Broadway 101
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Vintage Magazines
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American Cultural History
Links to magazines, music, and books
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Comic Strips of the 1930s
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Economics

Labor Unions Rise

William Randolph Hearst

What's a Dollar Worth?
by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis easily calculates what an item purchased in a selected year back to 1913 would be worth in the year 2000 dollars. This data is derived from the Consumer Price Index.

Mental Retardation

A Short History of the Treatment of Persons with Mental Retardation
From: THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE HELP OF RETARDED CHILDREN, NEW YORK CITY

Employment of Mentally Deficient Boys and Girls

 

1940s

American Cultural History : 1940-1949
From Lone Star College. Overview covering key events, art and architecture, books and literature, fashion, fads, music & radio, sports, television, theatre and film.

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
Interactive atlas showing living conditions, governments, population, war, art and much more.

Decade by Decade of the 20th century : 1940s
From About.com

1940s Hairstyles

How to Achieve 1940s Hairstyles
From EHow

Authentic 1940s Hairstyles in 10 Minutes

The 1940s house
Television program where a modern family volunteers to live in a house and live as if it were the 1940s from Channel 4 in the UK.

The 1940s

1940s Fashion History
1940s Utility Clothing to New Look

Dave Arns’ Guide to 1940s Dance Fashion
Illustrates the type of clothing worn for dances such as the Lindy Hop and Latin dances.

Class/Dance Descriptions
"Summarization of dances through the decades."

Greatest films of the 1940s

1950s

Sites with a large focus

Fifties Web
Find music and top TV and pop history.
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Fabulous Fifties
History of the 50s cars, music, plastic, etc.
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Fifties Boulevard
Fashion, food, cars, music, entertainment, comics and more.
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The 50's are Nifty
Music, arts and literature, inventions, World/US. Events and Disasters, Medical advances, and pop culture.
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The Fifties: Glory Days
Survey of major events in the 1950s.
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Society

'50s Jitterbug
From Cornell University, this is a summary focusing on American Bandstand and dances of the 50's.
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1950's Costume Links
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Fifties Vintage Clothes
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20th Century Fashion History: 1950s
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Rewind the 50's
Teenagers and poodle skirts, music and cars.
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American Music From 1950 - 2000
From Kingwood College Library
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1950s: Music
Summarizes the events that changed the course of music in the United States.
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Key Events and Social Issues

Civil Rights Movement
From the The Reader's Companion to American History.

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The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s
People in Struggle Changed History
Primary documentary coverage and overviews show the dramatic change in society in the 50s and 60s..

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The First Credit Card
An event that changed how money was used.

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Age of Paranoia
Links to the fears prevalent during the 1950s.

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TV & Radio

TV in the 50s
The most popular shows of the decade.
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Classic TV shoes Index--1950s
Scroll down and use the alphabetical list to determine what the content is of the show.
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An Examination of Television Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s
A look at the phenoneman of the TV Game show and it's scandals.

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Fashion

Mid Centurian: The Fifties
This site shows how rooms were decorated during the 50s.
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The Fifties at home
Trends of the time are featured here.

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20th Century Fashion History: 1950s
Examples of all types of clothing worn in th 50s.
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1950s Fashion History
Home site for links to Fifties Glamour, accessories, and teen clothing..
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Film and Theater

Film History of the 1950s
Nice summary and then a year by year compilation.
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Books and Literature

The Literature & Culture of the American 1950s
Huge series of links about the movements in literature from traditional to beat, and the influence of the film.
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Public Figures & National Leaders

Sports & Transportation

Cars of the 50's
Vehicles organized by the maker.
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Classic and Collector Cars: 1950s
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Women & Minorities

Decade by Decade: 1950s -- Women of the Century
Year by year summary of the best known women during the 1950s.
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HOW TO BE A GOOD WIFE
From a Home Economics High School Text Book, 1954
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The Legacy of McCarthyism
Summarizes the
impact of Joseph McCarthy.
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1960s

Dance crazes of the sixties
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Sixties
Links to all kinds of information on events that occured in the 1960s.

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Psychedelic '60s
Social issues, the Beat movement, civil rights, the Vietnam war, and Woodstock with much more.
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1970s

Hustle
Includes the Street Hustle, and Latin Hustle from the 70s

Line Dance:Bus Stop
The steps to this popular 70s dance.

Totally 70's
Fashions, hairstyles, TV shows, music, cars, radio and more from the 1970s.
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The 1970s and Disco Fashion History
Fashion History.
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Hustle Dance Groove
Very short site, but has some interesting links.
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Disco Savvy
Information on the disco music from the 70s and 80s.
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Greatest films of the 1970s
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Government in the 1970s
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1860-2000 General History-1970s
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1970-1979 World History
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Eighties

Sites with a large focus

BBC Online--I love the Eighties
Find events and trends year by year!
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American Cultural History 1980-1989
From Kingwood College Library--Art & Architecture, Books & Literature, Fashion and Fads, Education, Events & Technology, Music & Media, Television, Film and Theatre.
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The 80s Server
Find a timeline, music, and all types of information on popular culture during the 80s..
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The 1980s Flashback
Find music, movies, TV, sports, news, books and more from 1980 to 1989.
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Timeline: 1980s
Find major news from 1980 to 1989.
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Awesome 80s
Food, fashion, reads, news, movies, tv, music, toys, and more here.
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You're probably a child of the 80s if...
Top trends of the decade.
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Awesome 80s (not the same as listed above)
Culture, movies, music, news, science, sports and a timeline.
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From the Eighties: '80s memories, online radio, forums, and more interactive 80s fun
Television, products & fads, video games and computers, history, people, movies, and music.
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The 80s Club
Politics and Pop Culture in the 1980s

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Encarta Encyclopedia
Subdivided down by National Events, Presidents, World Events, Popular Culture, Sports, Art, Business, Disasters, Economy, Education, Employment, Environment, Music, Media, Science, Terrorism, Pictures of Events in the 1980s.
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Music

The Eighties Server--Music--The Grammys
Find out who won the Grammys during the 1980s. This is a year by year listing.

The Music Scene
Nice summary of the music scene and a timeline of the hits by year.

List of 80s stations: Media Station
Listing of radio stations playing 80s music.

80's music

In the 80's: 80's music

Key Events and Social Issues

The 80s Club
Politics and Pop Culture in the 1980s

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Timeline of the 80s
Find out some of the major
events during the 80s.
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The 1980 News and Events
Select the year and check out "Politics and History" and "People who died". be sure to look at each year.
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HyperHistory: 1981-1990--Events
Highlights the top 10-12 major events per year.
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TV & Radio

In the 80s: TV and Radio
Includes information about the shows that were most popular as well as the catch phrases of commercials, quotes, a TV quiz, and primetime schedules.

The 80s Server: TV History
Brief overview of television in the 1980s, with summaries of each television show.

A Century of Radio
Find your decade and see what the challenges and success of this medium were.

Growing up in the 80s: TV, movies, music, and classic 80's arcade games.

Fashion

JCPenney Catalog: Fall-Winter 1980
Photos of the actual fashions sold by jCPenney
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Fashion after 1980
Fashion influences, designers, accessories and more from power dressing to the romantics.
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Fashion in the 1980s--Fashion Central
A-Z guide to fashion in the 1980s
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Women

Decade by Decade: 1980s -- Women of the Century
Year by year summary of the best known women during the 1980s.
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Film and Theatre

Top Television Programs of the Eighties
Information on the top television programs from 1979 to 1990. Link available from this page for the 70's and the 90's.
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The Eighties Server--Movies
Year by year listings, academy award winners, top grossing films and golden globe awards.
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1980s: Film and Theater
Brief overview of the major movements in these 2 forms of entertainment.
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Television Top 100: The 1980s
Lists 2 major events from the 80s featured on television -- from Entertainment Weekly.
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Books and Literature

1980s Flashback--Books
Find out what the best-selling books were for each year in the 80s.
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Bestselling Books of the 1980s
Based on Publisher Weekly's bestseller list.
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Pulitzer Prize Winners
Use the timeline at the top to find the decade you need.
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Public Figures and National Leaders

The 1980 News and Events
Select the year and check out "Politics and History" and "People who died". be sure to look at each year.
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HyperHistory: 1981-1990--Events
Highlights the top 10-12 major events per year.
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Sports

The Eighties Server--Sports
Pick your favorite sports and find out what the dominant events and players were in the 1980s.
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80s Flashback Sports 1980
See a year by year summary of the biggest sport events.
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History of Women in Sports Timeline
Brief overview of the impact of women in sports in the 80s.
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Recreation

Toys of the Eighties
Information on the best selling toys of the 1980s. Link available from this page for the 70's and the 90's
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80s Children.com
Cartoons, toys, fashion, video games are all here for the 1980s.
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Ninties

HyperHistory: Events 1991-2000
Use the frame on the left to choose Events and then from the right, the time period you need.
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History Channel Timeline
Select the century, then the decade and lastly the year to access a timeline.
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Timeline of the 1990s, Major Events of the 90s
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Timeline of the Twentieth Century: 1990-1999
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Kingwood College Library American Cultural History 1990-1999
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Year/Day in History

dMarie Time Capsule
Enter the day, month and year of your birth for information.
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World History -- HyperHistory
Choose from people, events, history and maps to get a graphical timeline.
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20th Century Year by Year
From InfoPlease Almanac. Select the year you need.
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Year in Review
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1000-2000 World History
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This Day in History
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This Wacky Century
Irreverant look at events year by year.
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6 Billion Human Beings
Population counter with historical data as well as current.
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Updated 10/23/07