Witnesses from a Century
Never before has any era been better documented than the 20th century. What started with camera, tape and film has continued within the worldwide Internet.
Audio Material
Voices of the 20th Century- Sounds from the Past
From the North Pole to Hiroshima
(an EyeWitness Project)
Audio Archives from the BBC
and the
National Archives and Records Administration
The 100 most important American musical works of the 20th Century
(a Service from NPR)
Radio Archives at the University of Memphis
There are further informations on the
history of broadcasting
American Music from
1900-1950
and
1950-Present
The Kingwood College Library offers further information on Music Awards, Lyrics, Music Styles and prominent people from the business.
Visit the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum
(You may need the
Real Player
to listen in)
Text Sources
"The Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century"
Various information sorted by items and locations, presented by Matthew White
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School
offers various declarations, charters, treaties and other documents from the 20th century, before and after.
Maps from the 20th Century
and other epochs.
(presented by Frank Smitha)
Historic Maps
(a service from about.com)
The Vanderbilt University of Nahville/Tennessee offers
Evening News Abstracts
.
Therefore you may search within the respective archives.
Search for
Stamp Images
of the 20th century
(Further information within the German version and in other menue items.)
[This page in German language]
