America Through the Decades
Presidential Information
American Presidents
http://memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/dressup/notflash/1900_man.html
Here are some sites that could give any one of you some information for your research, then the topics get more specific.
- The Smithsonian- This site will have a wealth of information
- Here are some famous speeches that were made in American history:
- This link has many interesting items for each decade. Please ignore the adds at the top and right of the pages. Focus on the content.
- History By the Decades- Every decade is on this site!
- America's Best History- Great Resource for every decade!
- Fast Facts for each Decade
- History by Era
- American History Textbook- great source to find out what was going on in America during your decade
- America's Story from the Library of Congress
- Popular Names of Decades
- Overview & Facts about each decade
- Popular Names per decade
Toy Trends
Toy Trends of the 60s
Toy Trends of the 70s
Food by Decades
Food Timeline
Vintage Recipes
Old Time Candy
Dining Through the Decades
American Women Through the Decades
25 Most Powerful American Women
9 Powerful African-American Women
Famous Firsts with Women in America
American Women
American Music Through the Decades
Music
Jazz Music
Music of the 1900s
Music in the 17th, 18th & 19th Century
Music 1818-1920
Fashion Through the Decades
1920s- Present
Popular Fashion 1960-1980
Decorating Trends
Colonial Clothing
Fashion of the 1900s
20 something Women's Fashion from 1900-2000
Sports Through the Decades
Babe Ruth's influence
Sports & Leisure through the decades
Women in Sports
All Decades Sport Resource
Sports Illustrated 1950-current
Top News Stories
News reporters through the decades
Economic Trends
Economic Trends Across Decades (there are lots of advertisements. Just ignore them and read the content)
More Economic Trends
Economy of 1900
Entertainment Trends
American Literature, Music and Movies
Trends
Sites by Decades
1750s
History starting in 1750
Historical Facts
Passage to America
1770's
americasbesthistory.com/abhtimeline1770.html
Popular Culture during 1770s
1780's
Timeline
American Revolution
Groups
Major Events
1790's
1800's
1810's
1820's
1830's
1840’s
http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/1840.htm
http://www.indiana.edu/~rcapub/v17n3/timeline/1840s.html
http://www.antiquedress.com/galleryearly1.htm
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/485/files/1840s%20clothing.pdf
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1800a.shtml
Politics
1880s
Events of the 1880s
Timeline of the 1880s
Events in the West
Fast Facts
1880s Lifestyle
1900’s
History on Timeline 1900-1910
Timeline of the 1900s
Men's Fashion
http://www.marquise.de/en/1900/pics/1900/index.shtml
music
The Jungle
1910’s
Overview of 1910
Timeline of 1910
The People's History
http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/communications-ads-1910s
1920’s
Timeline of the 1920s
http://glamourdaze.blogspot.com/2010/05/1920s-fashion-womens-dress-and-style.html
The Great Depression
Photo Essay of the Great Depression
http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/12_great-depression.html
Pop Culture of the 20s
1930’s
Timeline of the 1930s
News Stories of the 1930s
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html
Kids Discovery-Great Depression
Pop Culture of the 30s
1940’s
Important News of the 1940s
Timeline of 1940s
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1940s/1940_1949.htm
Pop Culture in the 40s
1950’s
Timeline of the 1950s
http://www.chiff.com/pop-culture/1950s.htm
Pop Culture of the 50s
History of the 1950s
1960’s
Vietnam War
Vietnam War Protests
Timeline of the 1960s
Pop Culture of the 1960s
1970’s
Watergate
Timeline of the 1970s
Pop Culture of the 70s
Events of 1970s
1980’s
Timeline of the 1980s
National Geographic Timeline
In the 80’s
Events of the 80s
Pop Culture of the 80s
1990’s
Pop Culture of the 90s
National Geographic 1990s
Computer events of the 90s