Encyclopedia - 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century - Important Developments Events And Achievements
20th century - Science and technology. The assembly line and mass production of motor vehicles and other goods allowed manufacturers t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century - Important Developments, Events And Achievements
20th century - Science and technology. The assembly line and mass production of motor vehicles and other goods allowed manufacturers t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 21st Century - Important Developments Events Achievements
21st century - Politics. 2003 International Criminal Court opens 2004 EU Enlargement: 10 countries join 2005 UN Security Council decid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century: Encyclopedia - 20th Century
The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. Common usage sometimes regards it as lasting from 1900 to 1999. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 20th Century Bc
(3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC) 20th century BC - Events. 2064 – 1986 BC -- Twin Dynasty wars in Egypt. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th-century Philosophy: Encyclopedia - 20th-century Philosophy
The 20th century brought with it upheavals that produced a series of conflicting developments within philosophy over the basis of knowled...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Classical Music: Encyclopedia - 20th Century Classical Music
20th century classical music, the classical music of the 20th century, was extremely diverse, beginning with the late Romantic style of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Fox: Encyclopedia - 20th Century Fox
Twentieth (20th) Century Fox, shorthand for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, is one of the major movie studios, located in the Cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Limited: Encyclopedia - 20th Century Limited
The 20th Century Limited was an express passenger train operated by the New York Central Railroad from 1902 to 1967, during which time it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia - 21st Century
The 21st century is the century that began on 1 January 2001 and will last to 31 December 2100. Frequently common usage regards the 21st ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Brass Instrumentalists: Encyclopedia - 20th Century Brass Instrumentalists
20th century brass instrumentalists include: trumpet (see also List of trumpeters) Nat Adderly Maurice André Louis Armstrong Graham As...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Concert Dance: Encyclopedia - 20th Century Concert Dance
20th century concert dance is the name given to a category of dance forms that include: Free dance Modern dance Expressionist dance Post...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 21st Century - Important Developments Events Achievements
21st century - Politics. 2003 International Criminal Court opens 2004 EU Enlargement: 10 countries join 2005 UN Security Council decid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 21st Century - Important Developments Events Achievements
21st century - Politics. 2003 International Criminal Court opens 2004 EU Enlargement: 10 countries join 2005 UN Security Council decid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 21st Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 21st Century - Important Developments, Events, Achievements
21st century - Politics. 2003 International Criminal Court opens 2004 EU Enlargement: 10 countries join 2005 UN Security Council decid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The 20th Century In Review: Encyclopedia Ii - The 20th Century In Review - Major Events
The 20th century was marked by a period of change. With inventions such as the light bulb, the automobile, and the telephone in the late ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Requiem: Encyclopedia Ii - Requiem - 20th Century Developments
In the 20th century the requiem evolved in several new directions. The genre of war requiems is perhaps the most notable, which comprise ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Requiem: Encyclopedia Ii - Requiem - 20th Century Developments
In the 20th century the requiem evolved in several new directions. The genre of war requiems is perhaps the most notable, which comprise ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Fictional Contemporary Events: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Fictional Contemporary Events - 20th Century
Timeline of fictional contemporary events - Pre World War II. 1902 March - Maurice Leblanc meets Arsene Lupin for the first time and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events: Encyclopedia Ii - Timeline Of Fictional Historical Events - 20th Century
Timeline of fictional historical events - 1900s. Santa Claus ages to peak of maturity (with white hair and long beard); declares Chris...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Trinidad And Tobago: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Trinidad And Tobago - Political Development In 20th Century
Trinidad was ruled as a crown colony with no elected representation until 1925. Although Tobago had an elected Assembly, this was dissolv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Radio: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Radio - 20th Century Developments
Developments in the 20th century: Aircraft used commercial AM radio stations for navigation. This continued through the early 1960s when...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winchester Repeating Arms Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Winchester Repeating Arms Company - 20th Century Developments
Winchester Repeating Arms Company - The World Wars. The company later bought and manufactured several of John Browning's highly superio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winchester Repeating Arms Company: Encyclopedia Ii - Winchester Repeating Arms Company - 20th Century Developments
Winchester Repeating Arms Company - The World Wars. The company later bought and manufactured several of John Browning's highly superio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Literature Of The 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - French Literature Of The 20th Century - Overview
Twentieth century French literature was profoundly shaped by the historical events of the century and was also shaped by -- and a contrib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - 20th Century
Jamestown Virginia - Jamestown Exposition of 1907. The Jamestown Exposition of 1907 was one of the many world's fairs and expositions t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamestown Virginia: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamestown Virginia - 20th Century
Jamestown Virginia - Jamestown Exposition of 1907. The Jamestown Exposition of 1907 was one of the many world's fairs and expositions t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Subcultures In The 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Subcultures In The 20th Century - Subcultures
The 20th century, particularly the latter half, was a time of increasing social diversity and individualism. The world wars that dominate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Literature - 20th Century
In sharp contrast to these early frontier writers most of the white inhabitants of Australia were city dwellers. Even Banjo Paterson, who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Australian Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - Australian Literature - 20th Century
In sharp contrast to these early frontier writers most of the white inhabitants of Australia were city dwellers. Even Banjo Paterson, who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Canberra: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Canberra - 20th Century
History of Canberra - Creation of the Australian Capital Territory. The district's change from a New South Wales rural area to the nati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Socialist Labor Party Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Socialist Labor Party Of America - Early 20th Century Developments
De Leon's opponents, led by Morris Hillquit, left the SLP in 1901 and fused with Eugene V. Debs' Social Democratic Party and formed the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity - 20th Century
Christianity in the 20th century was characterized by accelerating fragmentation. The century saw the rise of both liberal and conservati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity - 20th Century
Christianity in the 20th century was characterized by accelerating fragmentation. The century saw the rise of both liberal and conservati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Classical Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century Classical Music - Post-modern Music
20th century classical music - Post-modernity's birth. Post-modernity can be said to be a response to modernism which asserts that the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Illinois: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Illinois - 20th Century
In the 20th century, Illinois emerged as one of the most important states in the union. It currently has the 6th largest population and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Classical Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century Classical Music - Modernism
Main article: Modernism Modernism is the name given to a series of movements (See Modernism) arising out of the idea that the 20th centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Golf Instruction: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Golf Instruction - 20th Century
Although both the first golf magazines and the British and American Professional Golfers' Associations appeared early in the 20th century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Fox: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century Fox - 20th Television
20th Century Fox - TV series. Crusade In Europe (1949) My Friend Flicka (1956-1958) Broken Arrow (1956-1960) Man Without A Gun (1957-1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of California 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of California 20th Century - Economic Power House
Conversely, during the same period, the Golden State also attracted commercial and industrial expansion of astronomical rates. The adopti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Fox: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century Fox - History
The company is the result of a 1935 merger of two entities, Fox Film Corporation founded by William Fox in 1914, and Twentieth Century Pi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Chile: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Chile - The 20th Century
By the 1920s, the emerging middle and working classes were powerful enough to elect a reformist president, whose program was frustrated b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Castlevania Timeline: Encyclopedia Ii - Castlevania Timeline - 20th Century
1917: (The events of Castlevania: Bloodlines) Twenty-years (according to the manual of the game) after the death of Quincey Morris, a wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Islam - The 20th Century
The modern age brought radical technological and organizational changes to Europe and Islamic countries found themselves less modern when...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jefferson State: Encyclopedia Ii - Jefferson State - 20th Century
In October of 1941, the mayor of Port Orford, Oregon, Gilbert Gable, announced that the Oregon counties of Curry, Josephine, Jackson, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dictatorship: Encyclopedia Ii - Dictatorship - The 20th Century
Dictatorship - Intrawar era. In the twentieth century, dictatorship has been an essential pillar of single-party states, military regim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Chicago: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Chicago - 20th Century
Lake Michigan — the primary source of fresh water for the city — was already highly polluted from the rapidly growing industries in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dictatorship: Encyclopedia Ii - Dictatorship - The 20th Century
Dictatorship - Interbellum. In the twentieth century, dictatorship has been an essential pillar of single-party states, military regime...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of California 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of California 20th Century - Baby Boomers And Free Spirits
Image:Surf Rainbow.png After the war, hundreds of land developers bought land cheap, subdivided it, built on it, and got rich. Real-estat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blackwargreymon: Encyclopedia Ii - Blackwargreymon - Important Events
BlackWarGreymon - Digimon Adventure 02. Intent on destroying the DigiDestined once and for all (after the humiliation she was dealt wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Geography: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Geography - 20th Century
In the West during the 20th century, the discipline of geography went through four major phases: environmental determinism, regional scie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Scotland - 20th Century Scotland
Tied as it was to the health of the British Empire, Scotland suffered after the First World War as it had gained beforehand. In the Highl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Classical Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century Classical Music - Electronic Music
Main article: Electronic art music Technological advances in the 20th century enabled composers to use electronic means of producing soun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Classical Music: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century Classical Music - Romantic Style
Particularly in the early part of the century, many composers wrote music which was an extension of 19th century Romantic music. Harmony,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Haiti: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Haiti - Haiti In The 20th Century
History of Haiti - 1915-1934: U.S. Occupation. The United States military occupation of July 28, 1915, followed the mob execution of Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nacka Municipality: Encyclopedia Ii - Nacka Municipality - 20th Century
The municipality has been expanding in recent times, and has had a continuous population increase since the 1960's, almost doubling the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Alaska: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Alaska - 20th Century
History of Alaska - Alaska Territory. By the turn of the 20th century, commercial fishing was gaining a foothold in the Aleutian Island...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Denmark: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Denmark - 20th Century
History of Denmark - Early 20th century. In the early decades of the 20th century the new Radical Party and the older Venstre Party sha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Uruguay: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Uruguay - 20th Century
José Batlle y Ordóñez, president from 1903 to 1907 and again from 1911 to 1915, set the pattern for Uruguay's modern political develop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Feminism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Feminism - 20th Century
Many countries began to grant women the vote in the early years of the 20th century, especially in the final years of the First World War...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sewell's Point: Encyclopedia Ii - Sewell's Point - Sewell's Point In The 20th Century
Early in the 20th century, two developments at Sewell’s Point would have a long-lasting effect on its role in US history. Each laid the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American Music: Encyclopedia Ii - African American Music - Mid 20th Century
By the 1940s, cover versions of African American songs were commonplace, and frequently topped the charts, while the original musicians f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Birmingham - 20th Century
During the 20th century, Birmingham's population continued to increase. In 1936, King Edwards Grammar School on New Street was demolished...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vyborg: Encyclopedia Ii - Vyborg - 20th-century Vicissitudes
Following the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the fall of the Russian Empire, Finland declared itself independent. During the Finnish Civi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alphabet City: Encyclopedia Ii - Alphabet City - The 20th Century
Alphabet City is part of the East Village, which at the turn of the century was the most densely populated part of New York City. This de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Theatre - Mid 20th Century
The twentieth century saw a number of Irish playwrights come to prominence. Samuel Beckett is probably the most significant of these. Bec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American Music: Encyclopedia Ii - African American Music - Mid 20th Century
By the 1940s, cover versions of African American songs were commonplace, and frequently topped the charts, while the original musicians f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - English Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - English Poetry - The 20th Century
English poetry - The first three decades. The Victorian era continued into the early years of the 20th century and two figures emerged ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Militant Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Militant Islam - 20th Century Militant Movements
Given the variety of the movements, and their varying goals, it is almost always advisable when referring to a specific political movemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reforms Of French Orthography: Encyclopedia Ii - Reforms Of French Orthography - 20th Century
With important dictionaries published at the turn of 20th century, such as Émile Littré's, Pierre Larousse's and Arsène Darmesteter's,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - French Literature Of The 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - French Literature Of The 20th Century - Literature After World War Ii
The 1950s and 1960s were highly turbulent times in France: despite a dynamic economy ("les trente glorieuses" or "30 Glorious Years"), th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - France In Modern Times: Encyclopedia Ii - France In Modern Times - France And The French In The 20th Century
France in modern times - Geography. In 1914, the territory of France was different from today's France in two important ways : mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swoon Hypothesis: Encyclopedia Ii - Swoon Hypothesis - 20th Century
Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln, in their 1982 book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, speculated that Pontius Pilate was bribed to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century Fox: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century Fox - Notable Films
Among the studio's notable films: 20th Century Fox - 1930s. Cavalcade (drama, 1933, Academy Award winner, "Best Picture") State Fair (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ballymena: Encyclopedia Ii - Ballymena - 20th Century
In 1900, Ballymena assumed urban status. The Adairs disposed of most of their Ballymena estate to the occupying tenants in 1904, under th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Communism: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticisms Of Communism - 20th Century Communist States
Communism is a social system that abolishes private property, social classes, and the state itself. As such, a "communist state" would be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aviation History: Encyclopedia Ii - Aviation History - Before The 20th Century
See List of early flying machines and First flying machine. During the 9th century, the Muslim Moors Armen Firman and Abbas Qasim Ibn Fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aviation History: Encyclopedia Ii - Aviation History - Before The 20th Century
See List of early flying machines and First flying machine. Around 900 AD, the Moors Armen Firman and Abbas Qasim Ibn Firnas are known t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Special Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - Special Forces - Late 20th And Early 21st Century
During a visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina on October 12, 1961, then Brigadier General William P. Yarborough approached President John ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Radio: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Radio - 21st Century Development
Internet radio consists of sending radio-style audio programming over streaming Internet connections: no radio transmitters need be invol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestine - The 20th Century
In European usage up to World War I, the name "Palestine" was used informally for a region that extended in the north-south direction typ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yahoo!: Encyclopedia Ii - Yahoo! - Important Events
Please note that this list is merely partial. 1995: Ziff Davis Inc. launches the magazine Yahoo! Internet Life, initially as ZD Internet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yahoo!: Encyclopedia Ii - Yahoo! - Important Events
Please note that this list is merely partial. 1995: Ziff Davis Inc. launches the magazine Yahoo! Internet Life, initially as ZD Internet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Special Forces: Encyclopedia Ii - Special Forces - Late 20th And Early 21st Century
During a visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolina on October 12, 1961, then Brigadier General William P. Yarborough approached President John ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tudorbethan Architecture: Encyclopedia Ii - Tudorbethan Architecture - 20th Century Tudorbethan
In the early part of the century, one of the exponents who developed the style further was Edwin Lutyens (1864–1944). At The Deanery in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Northern Territory: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Northern Territory - 20th Century
On 1 January 1911, a decade after federation, the Northern Territory was separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Jersey - 20th Century
English was first permitted in debates in the States of Jersey in 1901 and the first legislation to be drawn up primarily in English was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Big Bang: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Big Bang - Early 20th Century
Observationally, in the 1910s, Vesto Slipher and later Carl Wilhelm Wirtz determined that most spiral nebulae were receding from Earth. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palestine: Encyclopedia Ii - Palestine - 20th Century
In European usage up to World War I, the name "Palestine" was used informally for a region that extended in the north-south direction typ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of California 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of California 20th Century - Oil Movies And The Military
In the 1920s, oil was discovered, first near Newhall, in northern Los Angeles County. Soon, more oil was found all over the L.A. Basin an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Belarus: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Belarus - 20th Century
History of Belarus - BNR and LBSSR. Main articles: Belarus National Republic and Lithuanian-Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Women Artists: Encyclopedia Ii - Women Artists - 20th Century
Noted women artists of the twentieth century include Ann Hamilton, Eva Hesse, Frida Kahlo, Lee Krasner, Barbara Kruger, Tamara de Lempick...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American Music: Encyclopedia Ii - African American Music - Early 20th Century
The early part of the 20th century saw a constant rise in popularity of African American blues and jazz. As well as the developments in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Performance Poetry: Encyclopedia Ii - Performance Poetry - The 20th Century
The early years of the 20th century saw a general questioning of artistic forms and conventions. Poets like Basil Bunting and Louis Zukof...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bolivia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bolivia - 20th Century
Living conditions of the indigenous peoples, who constituted more than half of the population, remained deplorable. Forced to work under ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Monarchs Who Lost Their Thrones Or Abdicated In The 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Monarchs Who Lost Their Thrones Or Abdicated In The 20th Century - C
List of monarchs who lost their thrones or abdicated in the 20th century - Caliphate. Caliph Abdul Mejid II, cousin of the last Ottoma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Science And Invention In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Science And Invention In Birmingham - 20th Century
1902: Frederick William Lanchester patents disc brakes. 1902: George Andrew Darby patents his electrical Heat-Indicator and Fire Alarm. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polish Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Polish Navy - 20th Century
Following World War I, the Second Polish Republic on 28 November 1918, by the order of Józef Piłsudski, commander of the Armed Forces o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century - Significant People
20th century - World leaders. Africa Gnassingbe Eyadema, Togo Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia Jomo Ke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 20th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - 20th Century - Overview
The twentieth century saw a remarkable shift in the way that vast numbers of people lived, as a result of technological, medical, social,...   » Read the article