Day by Day...
a series of decade-by-decade chronologies of world events from 1920-1999. The series is designed to provide students and other readers with a quick reference to specific events.
Day by Day: The TwentiesCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- D 723 .D43 2008
Day by Day: The ThirtiesCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- D 723 .D39 2007
Day by Day: The SeventiesCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- D 848 .L4 1988
Day by Day: The EightiesCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- D 848 .M45 1995
Day by Day: The NinetiesCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- D 856 .A93 2004
Collections of News, Headlines & Significant Events
American Decades 1900-1999Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- E 169.12.A421Volumes for each decade, 1900-1909 through 1990-1999, with chapters about: - World Events - The Arts - Business & the Economy - Education - Fashion - Government & Politics - Law & Justice - Lifestyles & Social Trends - Media - Medicine & Health - Religion - Science & Technology - Sports
U-X-L American Decades, 2000-2009Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- E169.1 .U88 2012A cross-disciplinary source for a single, consistent reference to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history. Covers the first decade of the 21st Century and includes key events and social history.
Ch 1. Arts and entertainment -- ch 2. Business and the economy -- ch 3. Education -- ch 4. Government, politics, and law -- ch 5. Lifestyles and social trends -- ch 6. Medicine and health -- ch 7. Science and technology -- ch 8. Sports- African American History in The Press, 1851-1899Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E 185.2.A25 1996ch4ck availability
"provides positive & negative portrayals of African Americans in more than 1,200 articles & editorials and over 470 cartoons & engravings from thirteen major newspapers of the nineteenth century." - Keesing's Contemporary Archives/Record of World Events (1931+)Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference - -- D410.K4ch4ck availability
provides weekly summaries of world events, drawn from newspapers, wire services, and other information sources. The issues from 1983 forward are monthly summaries. Includes the texts of speeches and documents. - Facts on File Yearbook (1941-1999)Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- D410.F3ch4ck availability
provides "a detailed, objective and timely weekly distillation of the news and current information as reported in more than 70 major newspapers and newsmagazines from the U.S. and around the world." - Facts on File World News Digest Yearbook (2000-2010)Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- D410.F3
- Facts on File World News Digest (1975-2009)archived in Nexis Uni database
- What They Said in ____ : The Yearbook of World OpinionCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection -- D 410.W46ch4ck availability
Years of coverage: 1970 - 1978, 1981 - 1982, 1985 - 1995
provides excerpts from "speeches, lectures, interviews, radio & television addresses, news conferences, forums, symposiums, town meetings, committee hearings, random remarks to the press, or delivered on the floors of the United States Senate and House of Representatives or in the parliaments and palaces of the world" - A Matter of Fact: Statements Containing Statistics on Current Social, Economic, & Political IssuesCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- D 410.M37 (v.12-35)"selected full-text excerpts...encompass statistical statements related to current social, economic, political, health, & environmental public policy issues...from the Congressional Record, congressional hearings, the Debates of the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament, numerous World Wide Web & gopher sites & almost 400 newspapers & periodicals"
The American Years: A Chronology of United States HistoryCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E174.5 .G753 1999ch4ck availability
A chronology of events, developments, & trends from 1776 to 1997, in the following categories: international, national, transportation, religion, entertainment, education, arts/music, sports, business/industry/inventions, science/medicine, & literature/journalism.- America's front page news, 1690-1970Call Number: UCF Main Library Oversize -- E173 .E53 1970ch4ck availability
Consists chiefly of facsim. reproductions of over 300 newspaper front pages, each with an annotation
Growth of a New Republic (1690-1860) (pages 1-40) -- Civil War, Industrialization, & Reform (1861-1914) (pages 41-116) -- 20th Century Progress & Power (1914-1970) (pages 117-280)
each section is divided into "The Wars," "National Leaders," "Popular Movements," and "Triumphs & Tragedies"
Decades in America
Each decade is covered by a three-volume set. "The essays have been written to meet the needs of high school students and college undergraduates, but the set's clear and innovative approach to the decade and its authoritative articles should also make it useful to more advanced students and scholars."
Examples of the appendixes in the various sets:
- Entertainment: Academy Awards; Broadway Plays; Major Films of the decade; Major Radio Programs; Most-Watched U.S. Television Shows; Emmy Awards; Top-Selling Video Games
- Literature: Best-Selling U.S. Books; Major Literary Awards
- Music: Popular Musicians; Top-Selling U.S. Records; Grammy Awards
- Sports: Winners of Major Events
- Legislation: Major U.S. Legislation; Major U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
- Time Line
The Thirties in AmericaCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E169.1 .T475 2011ch4ck availability
Comprehensive coverage of the years 1930-1939 in the United States and Canada, paying special attention to the impact of the Great Depression on North America in particular and the world in general.
The Forties in AmericaCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E169.12 .F676 2011ch4ck availability
This three-volume set discusses important people, events and issues during the years of 1940 to 1949, with particular focus on World War II and its impact on history and daily life. It features long overviews and short entries discussing people, books, films, plays, and other important topics representative of that era.
The Fifties in AmericaCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E169.12 .F498 2005ch4ck availability
The Fifties in America covers many topics in its 640 essays, which range from half-column articles on individual personages, books, events, films, court cases, and other subjects, to 7-page overviews on such subjects as literature, economics, education, politics, medicine, music, science, film and television.
The Sixties in AmericaCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E 841.S55 1999ch4ck availability of print version
These volumes offer coverage on all aspects of the three major events of the 60s: the social revolution; the Vietnam war and the Civil Rights Movement. They also survey developments in the arts, science, technology, business and the economy, government and politics, sports and gender issues.
The Seventies in AmericaCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E169.12 .S447 2006ch4ck availability
A sweeping view of the decade's impact on the U.S. and Canada Watergate, the Vietnam War, the environmental movement, the energy crisis, the women's movement, disco...The Seventies in America brings this controversial decade to life by examining these topics and many more.
The Eighties in AmericaCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E876 .E347 2008ch4ck availability
This work offers a comprehensive coverage of the impact of the 1980's on the United States and Canada. Reagan, AIDS, the Challenger disaster, MTV, Yuppies, ""Who Shot J.R.'""...""The Eighties in America"" examines the iconic personalities and moments of this pivotal decade.
The Nineties in AmericaCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E839 .N56 2009ch4ck availability
This book features a sweeping view of the decade's impact on the United States and Canada. The Gulf War, dot-coms, impeachment, grunge, Y2K..."The Nineties in America" examines the iconic personalities and moments of this important decade. With more than 600 articles about films, books, political leaders, events, fads and technology, this three-volume encyclopedia serves as a valuable source of information and keen insights for today's students.
The 2000s in AmericaCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference -- E169.12 .A178 2013ch4ck availability
It covers events, movements, people, trends in popular culture, literature, art, sports, science, technology, economics, and politics in both the United States and Canada. The 2000s in America features long overviews and short entries discussing people and companies; books, films, and plays; products and technological advances; elections and political movements, and other important topics representative of that era. Every entry focuses on the topic or person during the 2000s-for this work, defined as January, 1, 2000, through December 31, 2009-in order to explore what made the decade unique. Topics that span several decades often provide some background and information on subsequent events to help place ""the aughties"" in perspective.
