20th Century People & Events
Learn about the most significant figures and events of the period from the turn of the century to the new millennium in this collection. Learn about the milestones that defined the era and the people who made them happen.
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Edward R. Murrow, Broadcast News Pioneer
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Clarence Darrow, Famous Defense Attorney and Crusader for Justice
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Biography of Tom Hayden, Activist and Politician
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Joe Hill: Poet, Songwriter, and Martyr of the Labor Movement
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Biography of Pancho Villa, Mexican Revolutionary
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Biography of Howard Hughes, Businessman and Aviator
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Biography of Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina
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Biography of Andy Warhol, Icon of Pop Art
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Biography of Czar Nicholas II, Last Czar of Russia
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The Story of Henri Charrière, Author of Papillon
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Biography of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Civil Rights Leader
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Biography of Benito Mussolini, Fascist Dictator of Italy
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Biography of John D. Rockefeller, America's First Billionaire
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Biography of Ernest Hemingway, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize Winning Writer
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Biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President
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Biography of Jim Jones, Leader of the Peoples Temple Cult
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Biography of Helen Keller, Deaf and Blind Spokesperson and Activist
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Biography of Saddam Hussein, Dictator of Iraq
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Biography of Booker T. Washington, Early Black Leader and Educator
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Biography of Albert Einstein, Theoretical Physicist
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Biography of Louis Armstrong, Expert Trumpeter and Entertainer
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Biography of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll
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Biography of Mother Teresa, 'The Saint of the Gutters'
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Biography of Cary Grant, Famous Leading Man
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Biography of Fidel Castro, President of Cuba for 50 Years
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Biography of Dr. Seuss, Popular Children's Author
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The Life of Zelda Fitzgerald, the Other Fitzgerald Writer
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Biography of John F. Kennedy Jr.
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Biography of Anne Frank, Writer of Powerful Wartime Diary
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Huey Long, Populist Politician of the Depression Era
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Biography of Emmeline Pankhurst, Women's Rights Activist
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Biography of Beryl Markham, Aviation Pioneer
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Life and Work of H.L. Mencken: Writer, Editor, and Critic
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Biography of Babe Ruth, Home Run King
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Biography of Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States
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Biography of Nikita Khrushchev, Cold War Era Soviet Leader
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Life of Robert McNamara, Architect of the Vietnam War
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Adlai Stevenson: American Statesman and Presidential Candidate
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Biography of Hubert Humphrey, the Happy Warrior
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Famous Black American Men and Women of the 20th Century
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Biography of Walter Cronkite, Anchorman and TV News Pioneer
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Biography of Al Capone, Prohibition Era Crime Boss
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Biography of Typhoid Mary, Who Spread Typhoid in Early 1900s
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Biography of Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Independence Leader
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32 Ronald Reagan Quotes You Should Know
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100 Famous Women of the 20th Century
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The Major Wars and Conflicts of the 20th Century
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Biography of Liberace
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
Adolf Hitler's Family Tree
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Queen Victoria's Death and Final Arrangements
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Stalin's Body Removed From Lenin's Tomb
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A Short Guide to the Vietnam War
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A Short History of the Rwandan Genocide
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A Short History of the Nazi Party
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10 Facts About Adolf Hitler
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The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
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A History of Mengele's Gruesome Experiments on Twins
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FDR's 'Day of Infamy' Speech
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Most Influential Scientists of the 20th Century
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Hitler's Political Statement Before His Suicide