Decades Mega-Sites

• A Century of Inventions 1900-1999 <http://inventors.about.com/science/inventors/library/weekly/aa121599a.htm>
  Significant inventions made every year from the tractor in 1900 to Tekno Bubbles in 1999. From About's Guide to Inventors.
• Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America (1935-1955) <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gschtml/gotthome.html>
  This Gottscho-Schleisner Collection is comprised of over 29,000 images primarily of architectural subjects, including interiors and exteriors of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic buildings, and other structures.
• History Channel <http://www.historychannel.com/>
  From the Home Page - Search by Timeline; select 1900-1999, the next page will let you select a decade.
• Jump Back in Time <http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb>
  From The Library of Congress
• ProQuest SIRS Decades <http://www.proquestk12.com/productinfo/sirs_decades.shtml>

1930s

• 1930's- (Multnomah County Library) <http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#1930s>
  Llinks to the Dust Bowl, The Great Depression, The New Deal, Social Security, and the Lindenburg Baby Trial.
• Timelines of the World - (History Channel) <http://www.historychannel.com/>
  From the Home Page - Search by Timeline; Select 1900-1999, the next page will let you select a decade.
• Yahoo! The 1930's <http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/1930s/>

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1940s

• The 1940's (Multnomah County Library) <http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#1940s>
  Japanese Internment Camps, World War II, European Recovery, the Marshall Plan.
• Timelines of the World - (History Channel) <http://www.historychannel.com/>
  From the Home Page - Search by Timeline; Select 1900-1999, the next page will let you select a decade.
• Yahoo! The 1940's <http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/1940s/>

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1950s

• The 1950's (Multnomah County Library) <http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#1950s>
  Civil Rights, Cold War, McCarthyism
• Timelines of the World - (History Channel) <http://www.historychannel.com/>
  From the Home Page - Search by Timeline; Select 1900-1999, the next page will let you select a decade.
• Yahoo! The 1950's <http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/1950s/>

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1960s

• History MATTERS - The JFK Assassination <http://history-matters.com/jfkmurder.htm>
  Facts about the "Crime of the Century" and conspiracy theory.
• The 1960's (Multnomah County Library) <http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#1960s>
  Civil Rights, Cold War, Martin Luther King Jr., Appollo Space Missions, Equal Rights Movement, Vietnam War.
• The Psychedelic '60's <http://www.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/sixties/index.html>
  Produced by the University of Virginia Library, this resource offers a wealth of historical information on 1960's America. Site focuses on "literary tradition and social change" with narratives and images of the Vietnam War, Beat poets, rock music, civil rights movement, Woodstock and more.
• Timelines of the World - (History Channel) <http://www.historychannel.com/>
  From the Home Page - Search by Timeline; Select 1900-1999, the next page will let you select a decade.
• Yahoo! The 1960's <http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/1960s/>

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1970s

• The 1970's (Multnomah County Library) <http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#1970s>
  Jonestown Masacre, Kent State Shooting, Symbionese Liberation Army, Vietnam War and Watergate.
• Timelines of the World - (History Channel) <http://www.historychannel.com/>
  From the Home Page - Search by Timeline; Select 1900-1999, the next page will let you select a decade.
• Yahoo! The 1970's <http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/1970s/>

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1980s

• The 1980's (Multnomah County Library) <http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#1980s>
  Fall of Communism, Iran- Contra Affair, Ronald Reagan
• Timelines of the World - (History Channel) <http://www.historychannel.com/>
  From the Home Page - Search by Timeline; Select 1900-1999, the next page will let you select a decade.
• Yahoo! The 1980's <http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S__History/By_Time_Period/20th_Century/1980s/>

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1990s

• The 1990's (Multnomah County Library) <http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/amhsthc.html#1990s>
  Columbine High School Shooting, Oklahoma City Bombing, and Persian Gulf War
• Timelines of the World - (History Channel) <http://www.historychannel.com/>
  From the Home Page - Search by Timeline; Select 1900-1999, the next page will let you select a decade.

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