Great Moments of the 20th Cent

• Artist : Great Moments of the 20th C
• Binding : Audio CD
• EAN : 0081227586829
• Format : Box set
• Format : Import
• Label : Wea
• Manufacturer : Wea
• Number Of Discs : 3
• Package Dimensions : 1.00 inches (Height) x 11.20 inches (Length) x 1.90 pounds (Weight) x 9.40 inches (Width)
• Product Group : Music
• Publisher : Wea
• Release Date : 2000-11-06
• SKU : 1387
• Studio : Wea
• UPC : 081227586829

Tracks:

• Disc 1

  • 1: Inventor Marconi Talks About Sending The First Transatlantic Radio Transmission - Marconi
  • 2: The Double-Sided Record, New From The Columbia Graphophone Company, Offers Improved Sound And... - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 3: Inventor Thomas Edison Announces The Age Of Electricity - Thomas Edison
  • 4: Commander Robert E. Peary Expounds On The Allure Of Arctic Exploration - Robert E. Peary
  • 5: Survivor Gives Harrowing Account Of The R.M.S. Titanic Disaster - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 6: Presidential Candidate Woodrow Wilson Makes The Case For A Living Wage - Woodrow Wilson
  • 7: British Member Of Parliament Horatio Bottomley Asserts That 'We Are Witnessing That Great...' - Horatio Bottomley
  • 8: American Federation Of Labor President Samuel Gompers Explains U.S. Efforts In World War I - Samuel Gompers
  • 9: Commander Of American Expeditionary Forces In France, General J.J. 'Black Jack' Pershing Asks For... - General J.J. 'Black Jack' Pershing
  • 10: Former Ambassador To Germany James Gerard Challenges German-Americans' Loyalty In The Face Of... - James Gerard
  • 11: An Explanation Of Inventor Lee DeForest's Principles Of 'Talking Film' - Lee DeForest
  • 12: Attorney Clarence Darrow Proclaims 'The Real Cause Of Crime Is Poverty, Ignorance, Hard Luck, And... - Clarence Darrow
  • 13: Humorist Will Rogers Muses On His Entry In The 'Congressional Record' - Will Rogers
  • 14: Aviator Charles Lindbergh Reflects On The First-Ever Transatlantic Flight - Charles Lindbergh
  • 15: As The Threat Of War Once Again Looms Over Europe, Winston Churchill Asks 'What Are We To Do?' - Winston Churchill
  • 16: Expatriate Author Henry Miller Reads From His Controversial Book 'Tropic Of Cancer' - Henry Miller
  • 17: Louisiana Senator Huey Long Criticizes The Current Roosevelt Administration - Huey Long
  • 18: Indian Leader Mohandas Gandhi Shares His Beliefs - Mohandas Gandhi
  • 19: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Visits Dust Bowl States And Vows To Save The American Farming... - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 20: Physicist Albert Einstein Asserts That Modern Man Is Detached From The World Because Of Technology - Albert Einstein
  • 21: King Edward VIII Announces His Abdication Of The Throne And Declares Allegiance To His Brother... - King Edward VIII
  • 22: News Coverage Of The Hindenburg Airship Disaster - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 23: 'The Man And The Mouse': Mickey Mouse Turns 10 Years Old - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 24: Civil Rights Activist Asa Philip Randolph Pleas For Social And Racial Justice - Asa Philip Randolph
  • 25: Aviator Howard Hughes And Crew Successfully Complete World's First Transglobal Flight - Howard Hughes
  • 26: Sigmund Freud Discusses Psychoanalysis - Sigmund Freud
  • 27: Dramatist And Critic George Bernard Shaw Defines The Pacifist Movement - George Bernard Shaw
  • 28: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Commemorates The Nations Of The World At New York World's Fair - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 29: Author Margaret Mitchell Expresses Gratitude Over Winning Pulitzer Prize For 'Gone With The Wind' - Margaret Mitchell
  • 30: Broadcaster Edward R. Murrow Reports Plans For The Evacuation Of Children From London - Edward R. Murrow
  • 31: Nazi Germany Mounts Blitzkrieg Invasion Of Poland - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 32: Nazi Germany Denies Aggression Toward Poland, Claiming Self-Defense - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 33: British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Declares A State Of War - Neville Chamberlain
  • 34: German Chancellor Adolf Hitler Condemns Polish Aggression Toward Germans - Adolf Hitler
  • 35: Italian Facist Leader Benito Mussolini Declares War On The Allied Powers - Benito Mussolini
  • 36: American Journalist William L. Shirer Reports On French Armistice Signing - William L. Shirer
  • 37: Labor Leader John L. Lewis Supports Wendel Willkie For President - John L. Lewis
  • 38: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Announces The First Peacetime Draft Lottery - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 39: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War On Japan - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 40: Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia Publicizes The New Convenient New York - Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia
  • 41: Announcement Of Allied Invasion Of North Africa - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 42: President Franklin D. Roosevelt Reports The Allied Armies Liberation Of Rome - Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 43: First Allied Planes Leave England, Leading D-Day Invasion - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 44: Report Of U.S. Flag Raised Over Island Of Iwo Jima - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 45: Announcement Of Allied Forces Crossing The Rhine River - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 46: Report Of German Army's Unconditional Surrender In Italy - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 47: Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 48: 'V-E Day' Report Of German Surrender Ending The War In Europe - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 49: 'V-E Day' Celebration In Times Square, New York City - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 50: President Harry Truman Signs The United Nations Charter - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 51: Report Of The U.S. Having Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 52: 'V-J Day' Report Of Japanese Surrender Ending The War In The Pacific - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 53: British Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill Declares Eastern Europe Behind An 'Iron Curtain' - Winston Churchill
  • 54: U.S. Census Reveals Postwar Infant Population Boom - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 55: Secretary Of State George C. Marshall Announces Plan To Revitalize Postwar European Economy - George C. Marshall
  • 56: Soviet Blockade Of Berlin Thwarted By U.S. Air Efforts - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 57: United Nations Representative Abba Eban Comments On Israel's Nationhood - Abba Eban
  • 58: President Harry Truman Mocks Naysayer Journalists In Election Victory Speech - Harry Truman
  • 59: White House Issues Statement That Soviet Union Has Atomic Bomb - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 60: Bobby Thompson Secures New York Giants National League Pennant Win With Game Winning Home Run - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 61: Baseball Great Joe DiMaggio Announces His Retirement - Joe DiMaggio
  • 62: Vice-Presidential Candidate Richard M. Nixon Defends Himself Against Allegations Of Mishandled... - Richard M. Dixon
  • 63: Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin Dies At Age 73 - Great Moments Of The 20th Century

• Disc 2

  • 1: Atomic Bomb Testing Continues - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 2: Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II Of Great Britain - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 3: Julius And Ethel Rosenberg Are Denied Clemency - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 4: President Dwight D. Eisenhower Officially Announces End To Korean Conflict - Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 5: Author Ray Bradbury Provides More Positive Outlook On Future Than His Book 'Farenheit 451' Suggests - Ray Bradbury
  • 6: President Dwight D. Eisenhower Assures There Will Be Further Development Of Polio Vaccine - Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 7: Congressmen Provide Conflicting Viewpoints On School Desegregation - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 8: Senator Joseph McCarthy Presides At House Un-American Activities Commottee Hearings - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 9: New York Giants Manager Leo Durocher States Strong Leadership Is A Baseball Team's Top Asset - Leo Durocher
  • 10: Author Ernest Hemingway Delivers Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech - Ernest Hemingway
  • 11: Cleveland Disc Jockey Alan Freed At The Top Of His Form Hosting 'The Moondog Show' - Alan Freed
  • 12: Ensure Your Safety With The Purchase Of This Nuclear Survival Course Course Record Album-Supplies... - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 13: James Dean Discusses His Craft On The Set Of 'Rebel Without A Cause' - James Dean
  • 14: Music Experts Squabble Over Meaning Of Rock 'N' Roll - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 15: Yankees Pitcher Don Larsen Delivers His First 'Perfect Game' In World Series History - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 16: Hungarian Revolt Crushed By Soviets - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 17: What Do We Know About Cuban Revolutionary Fidel Castro? - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 18: Althea Gibson Became The First Black Athlete To Win Wimbeldon Tennis Championship - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 19: President Dwight D. Eisenhower Denounces Arkansas Efforts To Enforce School Segregation - President Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 20: Black Politician Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Speaks Out On Notion Of Freedom - Clayton Powell, Jr.
  • 21: United States Successfully Launches First Orbiting Satellite - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 22: Author Lorraine Hansberry Discusses Her Play 'A Raisin In The Sun' - Lorraine Hansberry
  • 23: NASA Introduces First Seven 'Astronauts' For Project Mercury - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 24: Cuban Premier Fidel Castro Visits U.S. For First Time - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 25: Author Allen Ginsberg And Anthropologist Margaret Mead Discuss Origins Of The Term 'Beat Generation' - Allen Ginsberg/Margaret Mead
  • 26: Presidential Candidates John F. Kennedy And Richard M. Nixon Square Off In Televised Debate - John F. Kennedy/Richard M. Nixon
  • 27: President-Elect John F. Kennedy Wins Narrow-Margin Victory - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 28: President Dwight D. Eisenhower Delivers 'Military Industrial Complex' Farewell Speech - Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • 29: President John F. Kennedy Addresses Nation With Inaugural Speech - John F. Kennedy
  • 30: Bay Of Pigs Invasion Denounced At United Nations Address - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 31: Federal Communications Comission Chairman Newton Minow Decries Television As A 'Vast Wasteland' - Newton Minow
  • 32: The Birth Of The Berlin Wall - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 33: Launch Of 'Telstar' Satellite Ushers In Age Of High-Speed Communication Technology - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 34: Author John Steinbeck Discusses Winning Nobel Prize For Literature - John Steinbeck
  • 35: Debut Of World's First Talking/Singing Computer - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 36: President John F. Kennedy Visits The Berlin Wall And Rallies Anti-Communist Support - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 37: President John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 38: JFK Assassination Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald Is Shot - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 39: North Vietnamese Vessels Attack U.S. Navy In Gulf Of Tonkin - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 40: Activist Mario Savio Speaks Out On UC Berkeley 'Educational Tyranny' - Mario Savio
  • 41: Reports Confirm Soviet Communist Part Personnel Shake-Up - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 42: Activist Whitney Young Talks In Selma, Alabama On The Importance Of The Black Vote - Whitney Young
  • 43: Racial Violence Breaks Out In Watts District Of Los Angeles - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 44: Vietnamese Radio Propaganda Queen 'Hanoi Hannah' Broadcasts To U.S. Troops - 'Hanoi Hannah'
  • 45: Dr. Christiaan Barnard Performs First Human Heart Transplant - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 46: Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir Articulates Israel's Need For Peace - Golda Meir
  • 47: Senator Robert Kennedy Announces Presidential Candidacy - Robert Kennedy
  • 48: President Lyndon B. Johnson Declines Nomination For Reelection - Lyndon B. Johnson
  • 49: Martin Luther King, Jr. Stirs Memphis Audience With 'Mountain Top' Speech - Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • 50: Senator Robert Kennedy Is Assassinated - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 51: Soviets Invade Czechoslovakia - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 52: Riots Break Out At 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 53: Apollo 8 Astronauts Conduct Christmas Eve Broadcast - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 54: Mickey Mantle Gives Farewell Speech To Yankees Fans - Mickey Mantle
  • 55: Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong Broadcasts Man's First Steps On The Moon - Neil Armstrong
  • 56: Beatle Paul McCartney Refutes Rumors Of His Death - Paul McCartney
  • 57: Thousands Of Protesters Show Support On Vietnam Moratorium Day - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 58: Vice President Spiro Agnew Lashes Out Against 'The Media Elite' - Spiro Agnew

• Disc 3

  • 1: Commander James A Lovell, Jr. Reports From Apollo 13: 'Houston We've Had A Problem' - James A Lovell, Jr.
  • 2: National Voting Age Is Lowered To 18 - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 3: New York Congresswoman Bella Abzug Testimonial On The Equal Rights Amendment - Bella Abzug
  • 4: National Organization Of Women Founder Betty Friedan Speaks Out... - Betty Friedan
  • 5: President Richard Nixon Announces Plans To Visit Communist China - Richard Nixon
  • 6: Future British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Cites The Ability Of Women To Succeed In Government - Margaret Thatcher
  • 7: United Nations Officially Recognizes Peoples Republic Of China - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 8: Governor Ronald Reagan Views George Wallace Assasination Attempt As Outgrowth Of Hatred In America - Ronald Reagan
  • 9: Olympic Athletes Are Taken Hostage In Munich - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 10: Secretary Of State Henry Kissinger Announces 'Peace Is At Hand' In Vietnam - Henry Kissinger
  • 11: Supreme Court Decision Legalizes Abortion in Roe v. Wade - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 12: Members Of American Indian Movement Take Over Wounded Knee, South Dakota - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 13: Dispute At White House Over Release Of Watergate Tapes - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 14: President Richard Nixon Concedes 'One Can Only Be Angry With Those He Respects' - Richard Nixon
  • 15: President Richard Nixon's Resignation:'I Have Never Been A Quitter' - Richard Nixon
  • 16: President Richard Nixon Bids Farewell To His White House Staff - Richard Nixon
  • 17: President Gerald Ford Gives Inaugural Speech - Gerald Ford
  • 18: South Vietnam Surrenders To Vietcong - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 19: Exiled Russian Novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Addresses Harvard Graduating Class - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  • 20: Astronaut Thomas Stafford And Cosmonaut Alexey Leonov Seal Joint Mission With Handshake In Space - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 21: Eqyptian President Anwar El-Sadat Gives Goodwill Address To Congress - Anwar El-Sadat
  • 22: Congresswoman Barbara Jordan Becomes The First Black Woman To Deliver The Keynote Address... - Barbara Jordan
  • 23: Viking I Travels 500 Million Miles To Land On Mars - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 24: Former Beatle John Lennon Finally Wins Residency Staus In US - John Lennon
  • 25: Outbreak Of Legionaire's Disease - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 26: Space Shuttle Enterprise Passes First Flight Test - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 27: Elvis Presley Dies At 42 - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 28: The Observations Of San Franciso Politician Harvey Milk - Harvey Milk
  • 29: Pope John Paul I Dies Suddenly - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 30: San Francisco Board Of Supervisors President Dianne Feinstein Discloses The Murders... - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 31: President Jimmy Carter Discuss Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty - Jimmy Carter
  • 32: Pennsylvania Governor Dick Thornburgh Advises Citizens Of Possible Radioactivity... - Dick Thornburgh
  • 33: Entrepreneur Ted Turner Officially Inaugurates The Cable News Network - Ted Turner
  • 34: Labor Unrest In Polland - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 35: President Jimmy Carter Announces Release Of 52 American Hostages Held In Iran - Jimmy Carter
  • 36: Conflicting Announcement Of The Assassination Attempt On President Ronald Reagan - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 37: Assasin Wounds Pope John Paul II - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 38: President Ronald Reagan Lays Down The Law To Striking Air-Traffic Controllers - Ronald Reagan
  • 39: Britain And Argentina At War Over Falkland Islands - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 40: Soviets Down Korean Airlines Flight 007 - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 41: Report Of US Invasion From Grenada - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 42: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 43: President Ronald Reagan Denies Allegations Of Secret Deals WIth Iran - Ronald Reagan
  • 44: 1988 Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate Lloyd Bentsen To Republican Candidate Dan Quayle... - Lloyd Bentsen
  • 45: President Ronald Reagan Envisions 'The Shining City' - Ronald Reagan
  • 46: Report Of Chinese Government Response To Student Revolt From Tiananmen Square - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 47: Operation Desert Storm Begins - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 48: Law Professor Anita Hill Testifies Against Judge Clarence Thomas In Senate Confirmation Hearings - Anita Hill
  • 49: Supreme Court Nominee Judge Clarence Thomas Gives His Testimony - Clarence Thomas
  • 50: Observations About The Rodney King Verdict And Ensuing Street Riots In Los Angeles - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 51: California State Senator Diane Watson Seeks Culpability For The Los Angeles Riots - Diane Watson
  • 52: Motorist Rodney King Implores 'Can We All Get Along?' - Rodney King
  • 53: FBI Tactical Briefing Concerning The Branch Davidians Compound in Waco, Texas - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 54: Nelson Mandela Speaks On Eve Of South Africa's Presidential Election - Nelson Mandela
  • 55: President Bill Clinton Condemns Bombing In Oklahoma City - Bill Clinton
  • 56: Reading Of O.J. Simpson Trial Verdict - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 57: Noa Ben-Artzi Philosof Gives Eulogy For Grandfather Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin - Noa Ben-Artzi
  • 58: General Colin Powell Declines Bid For Presidency - Colin Powell
  • 59: Unabomber Suspect Theodore Kaczynski Is Apprehended - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 60: Richard Jewell Denies Being Responsible For The Bomb Explosion At The Summer Olypmic Games... - Richard Jewel
  • 61: British Scientist Ian Wilmut Discusses Human Cloning - Ian Wilmut
  • 62: Britain Returns Conservatorship Of Hong Kong To China - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 63: Diana, Princess Of Wales, Dies In A Car Crash - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 64: Linda Tripp Records Monica Lewinsky - Linda Tripp
  • 65: President Bill Clinton Avows 'I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman, Miss Lewinsky' - Bill Clinton
  • 66: President Bill Clinton Testifies His Explanation Was 'Legally Accurate' - Bill Clinton
  • 67: Mark McGwire Breaks Roger Maris' Single-Season Home Run Record - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 68: U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan Appeals For 'Peace Over War' In Kosovo - Kofi Annan
  • 69: U.S. Returns Conservatorship Of The Panama Canal Back To Panama - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 70: Record-Breaking Stock Exchange Frenzy Continues - Great Moments Of The 20th Century
  • 71: President Bill Clinton Observes The Dawning Of The New Millenium - Bill Clinton
  • 72: The Celebration Of New Year's Eve In Times Square - Great Moments Of The 20th Century

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