Jennifer's 20th Century History Blog March 2006 Archive

Poland is requesting that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) change the name of the Auschwitz death camp in their listing of World Heritage Sites. The ... Read More

At the beginning of the twentieth century, people had to pay cash for almost all products and services. Although the early part of the century saw an increase in individual ... Read More

U.S. Secretary of the Interior proclaimed Graceland, Elvis Presley's home, a National Historic Landmark on March 27. The designation makes Graceland one of nearly 2500 historic places around the United States, ... Read More

I grew up listening to Casey Kasem counting down the top 40 most popular songs of the week, but it didn't occur to me until this week that I didn't ... Read More

The large number of deaths was shocking, but not unexpected. The fire that consumed the Triangle Waist Company factory in New York City on March 25, 1911 killed 146 workers ... Read More

Just five years after the Wrights' first flight, Orville Wright was in the first airplane crash which left Orville severely injured and his passenger dead.

Christoph Neubauer, a graphic artist, has spent the last three years creating a digital tour of Hitler's Reich Chancellery. The building was designed by Albert Speer and was meant ... Read More

The Barbie doll, which first appeared on the world-stage in 1959, was invented by Ruth Handler (co-founder of Mattel) after she realized that her daughter liked to play with paper ... Read More

Take my latest five-question multiple-choice history quiz to test your knowledge of the history of the 20th century. Good luck!

A new 16 minute film, The Messenger, is the story of the 16 year-old messenger who delayed bringing a telegram announcing Japan's surrender at the end of the Second World ... Read More

It's been nearly 49 years since Laika the dog became the first living creature to enter earth's orbit. Read my profile of Laika to learn about the dogs in ... Read More

Prohibition was the period in United States history in which the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors was outlawed. It was a time characterized by speakeasies, glamour, and gangsters ... Read More

In the 1920s, a new woman was born. She smoked, drank, danced, and voted. She cut her hair, wore make-up, and went to petting parties. She was giddy and took ... Read More

Early on Friday morning, July 9, 1982, Queen Elizabeth II woke to find a strange man sitting at the end of her bed. Her calls for help were left unanswered.

At 9:49 a.m. on Saturday, July 28, 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building. Find out why the bomber crashed and what happened to the Empire ... Read More

Over 5,000 Civil Rights pictures were recently found by an intern of The Birmingham News. The box, labeled "Keep, Do Not Sell," had been stored in an equipment closet, forgotten ... Read More