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Chronology of 1901  - http://www.jagdishpurohit.com/  Describes events and people of that year. Categories include art, discoveries, labor, music, politics, and war.  The Menzies Era  - http://www.menziesera.com/  Australian popular culture from 1949 to 1972 including music, movies, books, and sport.  Internet History Group  - http://mitglied.lycos.de/nethistgroup/  Project aiming to exchange international historical information.  Twentieth Century  - http://killeenroos.com/5/calendar.htm  Killeen High School's World History course notes, with activities, links and lesson plan.  United Nations Organization Milestones  - http://www.un.org/Overview/milesto4.htm  One-page timeline of events from the creation of the UN to today.  History: 1900s  - http://history1900s.about.com/education/history1900s/  Important events and people of the twentieth century from About.com  Decades in 20th Century America  - http://www.aclibrary.org/teenroom/decades.asp  A collection of print and online sources for each decade, maintained by the Alameda County (CA) Library.  Streamliners: America's Lost Trains  - http://www.pbs.org/amex/streamliners/  A chronicle of the impact of the streamliner passenger rail system on American culture during the mid-twentieth century.  Berkeley Campaign Art  - http://berkeleycampaignart.homestead.com/  Images of political posters reflecting Berkeley's progressive-left community and culture from the 1970s onward.  California State University - Special Collections Library  - http://www.lib.csufresno.edu/SubjectResources/SpecialCollections/WorldFairs/  Research about world's fairs from 1851-1940. includes photographs, videos and biographies.  JN Ding Darling Foundation  - http://www.ding-darling.org/  Read chronicled politics, thoughts, and trends of the 20th century. Winner of two Pulitzer prizes for the drawing of editorial cartoons.  American Cultural History, 1940-1949  - http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/lrc/kc/decade40.html  Examines the decade which was dominated by World War II. Includes historic events, art and architecture, fashion, literature, music and radio, theater, film, and television.  20th Century Archives  - http://20th-century-archives.freecyberzone.com/  A site dedicated to making available "lost" and uncirculated articles, stories, and news of the 20th century. Categories include business, celebrities, the future, health, history, humor, music, radio, TV, quotes, and music.  Do You Remember the 70's, 80's and 90s  - http://www.doyouremember.co.uk/  Share your memories of what the 70's, 80's and 90's were really about. Read about what others remember and leave your own memories for others to read.  America in the 1930s  - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html  Views the period through films, radio programs, literature, journalism, museums, exhibitions, architecture, art and other forms of cultural expression.  Teaching the 20th-Century History of the United States  - http://www.ericdigests.org/1992-5/history.htm  Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which deals with how to teach students about 20th Century American history.  The Golden Era  - http://www.thegoldenera.net/  American popular culture from the 1930s-1940s. Information and forums covering vintage clothes, cars, music, movies, radio and history.  Year by Year: 1990-2004  - http://www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html  Highlights the most important events of the century, time line, cultural events, and natural disasters. Includes a history quiz for various decades.