Menlo School Library: 8th grade: Decades: Project resources

Websites

10 Slang Phrases that Perfectly Sum Up Their Era
From the BBC, an explanation of words that are representative of their decade.
100 Famous Women of the 20th Century
A list of famous women in history. Use this list, then look for their biographies elsewhere.
Ad*Access
Pick a topic and click the "Browse" button to see a large list of 20th century print advertisements. This is a huge database!
Biography
Look here for biographical information on well-known people.
The Century: America's Time
Part 1 of a video series on America in the 20th century (45 minutes long).
dMarie Time Capsule
Find all kinds of information for any day beginning in 1800.
Film History
Click on a decade to find historical information, timelines, and lists of great films according to the year of release.
Fuzzy Memories TV
Watch television commercials and end-of-the-day signoffs from the 1970's and 1980's.
A History of American Snack Foods, From Waffle Cones to Doritos
Bon Appétit magazine presents popular foods organized by decade.
History Topics
Index to information from the History Channel, organized by decade and by topic.
Internet Archive
Large collection of historic images, text, sound files and video/film.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
A link to an index of many digitized documents housed by the Library of Congress.
Slang Terms by Decade
Use the arrows at the top of the page to move to your decade.
Telephone Ads Through the Decades
Print telephone advertisements from the 1920's through the 1970's.
Time Magazine Covers
Search the archive for historical front pages. An index to back issues is available; bound copies of Time Magazine from 1942 - 1979 are available in the Menlo School library.
US History - from Civil War to Present
Scroll down the page to get to resource links for the 20th century.
WWW Virtual Library
American historical information organized by topic and decade.
Year By Year - 1900 - 2018
Historical, cultural and economic information for each year between 1900 and the present.

Library books

Books for this project are on a library cart and should only be used in the library. Please don't take them home!

Music from your decade

1950s
1966, plus Index to years through 2011
Look at the bottom of the page for an index of music of the past 50 years.
SongFacts
Searchable database of music and musicians.

Subscription databases

For overview information on your topic, try the databases listed below. Use your Menlo username and password to log into these sites.

AP Images Collection
Over 100 years of photographs and news reporting from the Associated Press.
Britannica Academic
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Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus. Includes World Data Analyst: one page statistical info on individual countries, plus the ability to compare statistics of two countries and to generate ranked statistics on a variety of topics.
Daily Life Through History
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Discover the everyday details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful.
Historical Newspapers
Read articles on the events and important people of your decade.
Image Quest
Access more than two million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best collections in the world.
World Book Encyclopedia
General purpose encyclopedia, including reference overviews, primary sources, and multimedia. Also available in Spanish and French.