Jennifer's 20th Century History Blog March 2005 Archive

Mattel, the toy company that makes Barbie, has partnered itself with Golden Books to create a new series of children's books that have Barbie discussing cultural history. The first ... Read More

In 1900, the Eastman Kodak Company introduced a low-priced, point-and-shoot hand-held camera, the Brownie. Though there were other hand-held cameras on the market at the time, the low price of ... Read More

Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, originally built in 1973, has been replaced by the New Holocaust History Museum which will officially open to the public at the end of March. ... Read More

A large compilation of photographs about the Vietnam War, including combat action, life in the jungle, wounded, P.O.W.s, entertainers, tanks, helicopters, and ships.

Afraid of becoming victims of the horrors being perpetrated in Eastern Europe, 769 Jews attempted to flee to Palestine on board the Struma. But, instead of finding freedom, they ... Read More

The Beatles shaped not only music but also an entire generation. People mimicked all that they did, including haircuts, clothing, and outlook. Learn more about John, Paul, George, and Ringo ... Read More

George Kennan, Pulitzer-Prize winning historian and U.S. diplomat, died Thursday, March 17, 2005 at the age of 101. In 1947, Kennan wrote an article that proposed a containment policy to ... Read More

Recently the Turkish government has been attempting to widen the road out to the World War I battle site at Gallipoli. However, emotions have been running high since photographs began ... Read More

St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continually inhabited city in the United States, has a history that dates back to its founding in 1565. The city has a rich history and ... Read More

Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin commissioned a book to be written about Hitler so that he could understand the psychology of the man. The book was largely based on the interrogations ... Read More

After living in Canada for over four decades, notorious Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel was deported from Canada back to Germany. He was handed over to the German authorities who ... Read More

Test your knowledge of the 20th century by trying out this new History Game. How many guesses does it take you to figure out the correct person?

Unfortunately, much of history is based on events that have led to arrests. So when I found the site Mugshots.com I thought their category of historical mug shots a disturbing ... Read More