What Happened on the Day I Was Born?

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Web Sites

dMarie Time Capsule

This site lets you create a printable "time capsule" for any date in history since 1800 (though best after 1875). Information available includes newspaper headlines, famous birthdays, top songs, TV shows, books and toys, economic indicators, Academy Award winners and more.

Library of Congress American Memory: Today in History

Discusses an important event or issue from American history for each month and day of the year. Includes images from the Library's collections and links to information on related topics. You can also search the entire archives for specific words and topics, Jump to a specific day of the year or browse entries a month at a time.

This Day in History

The History Channel tells you what happened on March 12 (or any other day in history).

This Day in History

Britannica Online offers a "biography of the day" and lists some events which happened on this day in history.

YarraNet: On This Day

Select any month and day, and see a list of events which happened on that date throughout history.

New York Times: On This Day

Lists events which occurred on each month and day of the year throughout history. Links to New York Times articles on the events when available.

Life Magazine covers, 1936-1972.

See what the big story was each week.

American Cultural History - The Twentieth Century

Offers excellent background information about what was happening in the United States by decade, from 1900 to 1999. Includes statistics, art and popular music, historic documents, people and personalities, television programs, movies and more.

Newspapers and News Magazines

Reference Books in the SRJC Libraries