Reference:HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY

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DECADES -- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

For a chronology of historical events, or for finding which significant event occurred on which particular date, see the following:

Encyclopedia of American Dates and Facts (E 174.5 .C3 1997 Ref)

American Decades (E 169.12 .A419 Ref)

Day by Day (D 848 .M45 Ref)

Chronicle of the 20th Century (D 422 .C53 1992 Ref)

Chronology of World History (Ref D 11 M39 1999) 4 vols.

More on this Day in History (Ref D 11.5 M55)

Subject headings: "United States -- History -- Chronology" and "Calendars -- History" and "Chronology, Historical"

See also Religious Holidays and Calendars (Ref CE 6 R45) and This Day in Religion (Ref BR 149 G66)

Also see Chase's Calendar of Events (Ref D11.5 .C48)

Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World (Ref D54.5 .S65 1993)

http://www.infoplease.com/millennium1.html (20th century year by year)

http://www.hyperhistory.com/ (World History timeline)

Another possibility is to look for books and articles on a particular decade by searching for the name of that decade (e.g., sixties, etc.) as a keyword in the PAC or an article database.

Also see Social Life and Customs and Heraldry

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