MAIN Society History 20th Century History

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century - Timelines, background histories, important people & places and milestone developments including the telephone, radio and television, health care & technology, spacecraft, personal computers and the Internet.

The Great Depression - Social, economic & politic aftershocks of the 1930's depression in the U.S. and worldwide with special focus on dustbowl America, including a photo essay and depression era art gallery.

20th Century Warfare - Comprehensive portal to major and minor conflicts throughout the century including the World Wars, Vietnam, Korea, Somalia, the Fauklands, Bosnia-Kosova and the Persian Gulf War with guides to military tactics & weapons as well as related pop culture, art & literature references.

The Cold War Files - Multimedia look key people and events, espionage weapons and tactics in the atomic age with more on the space race, books & movies that define the era.

NASA History - Interactive presentations, video clips, image gallery, feature stories and profiles of important people in the history of the U.S. space program including the Apollo moon misson.

History of Radio & Television - Richly illustrated survey of major developments with information on radio's golden age, the rise of television, the instant reply and TV war coverage, with more on the dawn of digital broadcasting in the late 1980's.

Changing Stages - PBS companion site with a tour of 20th century theater covering the birth of the national theater in Ireland, post-war British theater, American musical theater and profiles of playwrights Brecht, Beckett and Pinter, with related timeline and suggested resources.

WebMuseum - The 20th Century - An illustrated survey of major artists, paintings and movements including Fauvism, Picasso and Cubism, Abstract painting and Pop Art.

Timelines 1900 - 2000 - Thumbnail information on important people and events in world history, politics, economics, science, religion, and entertainment listed by date and year.

also see in Pop Culture -> 1950's | 1960's | 1970's | 1980's | 1990's

Fashion | Fast Food | Pop Museums | Television History

in Society -> Hippies | Hip Hop | Punks | TIME Man of the Year

also see Holidays & Observances -> Pearl Harbor Day