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Great Moments of the 20th Century
Great Moments of the 20th Century
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The Great Moments of the 20th Century Collection

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The advent of broadcasting and recording technology in the early 20th century meant that historic events could be documented, preserved, and shared like those of no previous 100 years in history. This three CD boxed set contains nearly 200 sound clips of the century's most important events - from Marconi's first transatlantic radio transmission in December 1901 to the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square on December 31, 1999. Each disc combines newsworthy political and economic events with insightful pop culture accompanying 102 page booklet includes photos, informative essays for each decade, a time line, and a detailed track-by-track commentary.

Highlights:

Inventor Marconi Talks About Sending The First Transatlantic Radio Transmission

Survivor Gives Harrowing Account Of The R.M.S. Titanic Disaster

An Explanation Of Inventor Lee De Forest's Principles Of "Talking Film"

Aviator Charles Lindbergh Reflects On His First-Ever Transatlantic Flight

Indian Leader Mohandas Gandhi Shares His Beliefs

Physicist Albert Einstein Asserts That Modern Man Is Detached From The World Because Of Technology

News Coverage Of The Hindenburg Airship Disaster

"The Man And The Mouse": Mickey Mouse Turns 10 Years Old

Sigmund Freud Discusses Psychoanalysis

President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War On Japan

U.S. Census Reveals Postwar Infant Population Boom

Baseball Great Joe DiMaggio Announces His Retirement

Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II Of Great Britain

Cleveland Disc Jockey Alan Freed At The Top Of His Form Hosting The Moondog Show

President John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated

JFK Assassination Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald Is Shot

Dr. Christian Barnard Performs First Human Heart Transplant

Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong Broadcasts Man's First Steps On Moon

Beatle Paul McCartney Refutes Rumors Of His Death

Commander James A. Lovell, Jr., Reports From Apollo 13: "Houston, We've Had A Problem"

Olympic Athletes Are Taken Hostage In Munich

Dispute At White House Over Release Of Watergate Tapes

Elvis Presley Dies At 42

Entrepreneur Ted Turner Officially Inaugurates The Cable News Network

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

Report Of Chinese Government Response To Student Revolt From Tiananmen Square, Beijing

Reading Of O.J. Simpson Trial Verdict

British Scientist Ian Wilmut Discusses Human Cloning

Diana, Princess Of Wales, Dies In Car Crash

President Bill Clinton Avows "I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman, Miss Lewinsky"

Mark McGwire Breaks Roger Maris' Single-Season Home Run Record

The Celebration Of New Year's Eve In Times Square

Copyright Notice: Although all of the speeches contained within this product are in the public domain, it may be necessary to obtain copyright clearance for commercial use of this material.

For example, clearance for use of any Martin Luther King material must be obtained from Intellectual Properties Management at Fax number (404) 526-8969.