Research the major events, ideas, and developments of the 20th Century as a means to prepare yourself for Monday's Decades Draft. Ask your parents, relatives, teachers, and coaches which events in the lives stand out to them. Ask them why these events are so memorable?
For a digital version (downloadable) of the Historical Fact Sheet go the link below.
Project Summary & Due Dates - Team 8-2
The links below include lists of some of the most important events of the 2oth century. You are not bound to use one of these events as the subject of your Time Traveler Project.
Freedom Forum - Top 100 Events of the 20th Century
Newseum - Top 100 Stories of the Century
The Associated Press - Top 100 News Stories
Top 100 Sports Stories of the 20th Century
1900-1909
1900 vs. Today
The First Flight - The Wright Brothers
1910-1919
The Triangle Fire
1920-1929
The Roaring Twenties
1930-1939
1930s - A Survey of the Decade
1930s - People & Personalities
1940-1949
American Cultural History
D-Day
Jackie Robinson
1950-1959
American Cultural History
Elvis Presley - Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame
Brown v. Board of Education
The 1960-1969
John F. Kennedy - PBS
Riots of the 1960s
Vietnam
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