IMC Resources General Web Resources The Decades
American History from ABC-CLIO
American
History Online from Facts on File
Gale Virtual
Reference Library from Thomson/Gale
ABC-CLIO eBook
Collection from ABC-CLIO
Gale U.S.
History in Context from Gale
World at War from ABC-CLIO
Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas from
ABC-CLIO
Historical Newspapers from ProQuest
SIRS Decades from ProQuest
Book Sources
eBooks:
American Decades
10v, 2001
American Decades Primary Sources 10v, 2004
Americans at War - 4 volume
Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America 5v,
2002
Salem History - 5 separate
volumes about America in the 1950's to the 1990's
The Sixties in America Reference Library 4v, 2005
U*X*L American Decades
11v, 2003
World War II Reference Library
- 5 volume
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General Resources on the Web
American
History Timeline - good site to find out the events of your decade
Philly News Archive - locate summaries of articles from the Philadelphia
Inquirer on the day you were born
The History
of Fashion - from 1900 - 1990
The People History - a pop culture
resource
Flashback - this
site will give you information on the economy including individual prices for
consumer items. Can also get information on the movies,
television, books,
and
sports. It is arranged by decade and can be searched by year.
The
site has a list of topic music and albums year by year
AMC Filmsite - lists of
greatest films
by decade
Internet Movie Database -
includes summaries, actors and awards; search by year
Grammy Awards - search for your award
winners by decade
Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
Writers Dream Tools - history by the decades, which includes slang, music,
listing of events
Television News Archive - from
Vanderbilt University; get transcripts of events covered in the evening news
Toys - Forbes magazine
article with pictures on the most popular toys of the last 100 years
History of Toys
- story behind the invention of many toys
Time Magazine - Browse the
covers of Time. Search for your decade, click on the cover, read the table
of contents,
cover story and related articles.
Google Life Magazine -
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the
1750s to today. Just click on a
decade or search by subject
Ad Classics - the site has
vintage ads from the decades arranged by categories
The 1920's
General Resources
Ad Access - images and information on over 7,000 ads found in newspapers and magazines from 1911 to 1955
1920s
History - from History of the Decades
American
Culture - 1920s culture from Kingswood College
The Harlem Renaissance - poems, art, and history from the Library of Congress
The Harlem Renaissance from John Carroll University; click on the tabs to access the information
Music and Film
Cotton Club Reviews - gives the history and music of this famous 20s night sport
Greatest Films of the 1920s - search by year
Slang
1920's Slang - alphabetical list of slang words used in the 20s
Fashions
20th century Fashions - provides year by year fashions for this decade
1920s Fashion - flappers and more
History
The Black Sox Scandal -information on the Black Sox Scandal of 1919
The Great Chicago Fire Exhibition - information and links about The Chicago Fire
Al Capone-links to articles on Al Capone
Temperance and Prohibition - this site from Ohio State University provides the history of the temperance movement
General Resources
The Lindbergh Case - Contains complete information about the kidnapping and trials. Includes newspaper articles, and photographs
The 1930s Project - this is an excellent site from the University of Virginia looks at the 1930s through film, radio programs, literature, journalism,
exhibitions, architecture, art and other forms of culture.
The Great Depression and the New Deal
American from the Great Depression to World War II - these photographs from the Library of Congress show Americans in every part of the nation and the
negative impact of the Great Depression, farm mechanization and the Dust Bowl
Comparing Prices - Then and Now - comparing prices during The Great Depression
The Dust Bowl
About the Dustbowl – provides an overview with images and a timeline of events
Surviving the Dust Bowl - this PBS program includes people, events, a timeline, and films
Riding the Rails – teenagers and homelessness during the Great DepressionThe Migrant Experience – conditions affecting migrant workers
The Mother Road – history of Route 66
American Labor
Labor Union During the Great Depression – sponsored by the American Memory Project
Music of the Depression
Brother Can You Spare a Dime includes audio file
Music of the 30s - includes audio files
The 1940's
General Resources
The Forties - overview of the work of scientists to support the war effort
The New Deal Network - contains primary documents, history, photo gallery and articles.
World War II Photos from the National Archives - scroll down for links to photos
World War II - links to various topics; includes original radio broadcasts
World War II Remembered - interviews with veterans who fought in the war
US Army in World War II - from Department of Defense
World War II Posters - site maintained by Northwestern University and contains 300 posters issued by the United States
Posters of World War II - National Archives and Records Administration - the Powers of Persuasion Exhibit
Posters of World War II - from the Truman Library; to see all the posters click on next at the bottom of each picture
World War II Posters - these posters are from Germany, Russia, England and the United States
The 1950's
Culture
American Cultural History 1950 -1959 everything about the fifties from cars to music to fads; this is one-stop shopping for this decade
American Cultural History- from Lone Star College; be sure to scroll down for links to art, music, and literature
The Fifties Web - search this site for the culture
Oldies Unlimited - music of the 50s from the Fifties Web
Fashions of the 50's - brief introduction; scroll down for fashion examples and links
Barbie - History home page for the Barbie doll
History
Cold
War International History Project - site is maintained by the
Woodrow Wilson International School for Scholars in Washington, DC; t
his site
has primary source
material on the Cold War - just click on the Virtual Library
United Nations - facts about the UN, its charter and organization
United
Nations - 50th Anniversary from CNN; click on the timeline to look
for information on the formation of the UN and i
ts involvement in world
peacekeeping
missions
NATO - click on welcome to get an overview of the history of NATO; look at organization to find the members of NATO
The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marshall Plan - this is an exhibit at the Library of Congress
The Korean War - this site contains enormous amounts of information on the Korean War ranging from the Army Handbook
to each country's involvement to personal narratives -
Korean War - the site commemorates the 50th anniversary
The Story of McCarthyism - this is from Spartacus encyclopedia; scroll down for events, organizations, blacklisted and the investigators
Berlin Airlift - photos, texts, and archives; from the Truman library
The Berlin Wall - a chronology of the history of the Wall includes history in text and pictures
The History of the Berlin Wall - - interactive exhibit of news stories about Wall
The Bay of Pigs Invasion -40 years after
NSA and the Cuban Missile Crisis - looks at the role of the U.S. National Security Agency in gathering intelligence during the crisis
The War for Vietnam from PBS
The Warsaw Pact - primary document
Warsaw Pact - an excellent explanation from the Library of Congress
Culture
American Cultural History 1960 -1969 everything about the sixties from cars to music to fads; this is one-stop shopping for this decade
American Cultural History - from Lone Star College; be sure to scroll down for links to art, music, and literature
The Sixties
The Boomers Page: The
Sixties - be sure to look at the chronology for a summary of the
major events of this decade and the
Boomer Years to discover what happened
during each year; you can even find information on the music and test your knowledge of the decade by taking the Sixties Quiz; this is a very good site
Psychedelic 60s - this is mainly about the literature of the decade and social change
Fashions of the 60s - brief introduction; scroll down for fashion examples and links
History
Timeline of the 60's - 1960's flashback; this timeline provides a year by year description of events and news; even provides prices and statistics from the decade
The Bay of Pigs Invasion - documents about the invasions
Martin Luther King, Jr. - this site at Stanford University has the papers of Dr. King
The Kennedy
Assassination - this is an excellent site which presents factual
information on the Kennedy assassination including Lee Harvey Oswald,
The Single Bullet Theory, Dealey Plaza, Medical Evidence, and much,
much more. Be sure to review the articles at the bottom of the
page
The Assassination Archives and
Research Center - this organization makes a large number of files
available online. Includes more than 35,000
pages of reports,
transcripts and other documents that relate to November 22
Museum at Dealey Plaza -
this site examines the Kennedy - Castro connection; be sure to click
on special exhibits
The
Kennedy Assassination - 40 years later from PBS; this site
contains excellent information including the Zapruder film;
Historians
discuss the public's perceptions of the
many conspiracy
theories still associated with the president's untimely death.
The 1970's
Culture
American Cultural History 1970-1979 - everything about the seventies from cars to music to fads; this is one-stop shopping for this decade
American Cultural History - from Lone Star College; be sure to scroll down for links to art, music, and literature
In the 70s - pop culture site devoted to the music, movies, television, fashion/fads and world events of the 70's
It's Groovy - the culture of the 70s
Fashions of the 70s - brief introduction; scroll down for fashion examples and links
History
Timeline of the 70's -
1970's flashback; this timeline provides a year by year description of events
and news; even provides prices and
statistics from the decade
The Vietnam War Archive - pictures and audio files
The Vietnam War - this is from PBS's television show, Vietnam a television history
The Watergate Decade - photographs from the seventies emphasizing Watergate; also includes the Carter and Reagan administrations
The 1980's
Culture
American Cultural History 1980-1989 -everything about the eighties from cars to music to fads; this is one-stop shopping for this decade
American Cultural History - from Lone Star College; be sure to scroll down for links to art, music, and literature
Totally the 80s -
music, television, culture and fashion
In the 80s - pop culture site devoted
to the music, movies, television, fashion/fads and world events of the 80's
Fashions of the 80's - brief introduction; scroll down for fashion examples and links
History
Timeline of the 80's - 1980's flashback; this timeline provides a year by
year description of events and news; even provides prices
and statistics from
the decade
The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103--a special report by the Washington Post includes timeline of events related to the bombing
Withdrawal of troops
from Lebanon --this 'Eighties Club' site includes newspaper articles
on the withdrawal; also contains information
on the politics, and pop
culture of the 80's
The invasion of Grenada--an article from PBS's American Experience series
Iran-Contra Affair--an encyclopedia article about the Iran-Contra affair with pictures and links to other articles
The United States Invasion of Panama- explains the reason for the United States invasion
The 1990's
Culture
American Cultural History- from Lone Star College; be sure to scroll down for links to art, music, and literature
In the 90s - pop culture site devoted
to the music, movies, television, fashion/fads and world events of the 90's
Fashions
of the 80's - brief introduction; scroll down for fashion examples and
links
History
Timeline of the 90's
- 1990's flashback; this timeline provides a year by year description of
events and news; even provides prices and
statistics from the decade
Fog of War - Washington Post's coverage of the Persian Gulf War
Desert Storm - Coverage of the Gulf
War