Through the Decades

History desplayed in graphics and maps.

World history listed in a timeline through the decades. Advanced search features and decade menu to the right of the page.

From the 1920s to 2000s we list all of the craziest fads that have come and gone. Go back a few decades and read about the silly to serious fads that helped change our society and create a pop-culture.

Fad, fashion,  music, Gone But not forgotten (Dead People), Elvis, TV Westerns, Patriotic Songs.

A web guide of the twentieth century. Pages are prepared by reference librarians.

The Authentic History Center is comprised of artifacts and sounds from American popular culture. It was created to teach that the everyday objects in society have authentic historical value and reflect the social consciousness of the era that produced them. A large audio archive of speeches and news broadcasts are also inlcuded.

A look at childhood through the decades. Lists of toys, Saturday morning TV, movies, arcade games, prime time, fashion, pop music, lunchboxes.

Fashion from the 1800s to 1980.

• Timeline of important world events