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	20th Century Retrospect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Since over one third of deaths in the early 20th century were children under the age of one, the related causes play a significant role in the overall causes of death during this period.
		The proportion of deaths caused by circulatory diseases was the same at the end of the 20th century as it was during the early fifties, i.e., 36%.
		Since ethnic and linguistic groups had close ties in the early 20th century, data on demolinguistic tendencies in ethnic groups for the period between 1901 and 1921 and in linguistic groups for the period between 1931 and 1996 onward are both presented in Figure 1.31.
	www.stat.gouv.qc.ca /bul/demograp/extrait_sitdem99_an.htm (10772 words)

	Encyclopedia: 20th century
		Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar.
		The Short Twentieth Century is a term used by some historians to denote the period 1914â€”1989 or perhaps a couple years later (the Cold War has no exact end date), it being their thesis that World War I and the fall of the Soviet Empire (Soviet Union together with...
		Jump to: navigation, search Above all, the 20th century is distinguished from most of human history in that its most significant changes were directly or indirectly economic and technological in nature.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/20th-century (9995 words)

	CalendarHome.com - 20th century - Calendar Encyclopedia
		A collection of historic images taken during the 20th century, and the subsequent 5 years.
		The term is also used to describe various periods that overlap with the calendar definition, most notably the Short twentieth century, which claims that 1900-1913 is really part of the 1800s and that the 1990s are the dawn of the 21st Century.
		Advances in fundamental physics through the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics led to the development of nuclear weapons (known informally as "the Bomb" and dropped on the industrial town of Hiroshima and the historic one of Nagasaki), the nuclear reactor, and the laser.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /20th_century.htm (1875 words)

	TWENTIETH CENTURY LITERATURE
		In the transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, Serbian literature took on all the basic characteristics of a modern national literature.
		Cosic thereafter published Roots (1954) in which he turned his attention to the end of the last century, and in several voluminous novels (a series of novels) he deals with the dramatic developments and turning points in the social, ideological and political life of Serbia during the first half of the twentieth century.
		As early as the 1950s, during the second half of the century, the increased interest in Serbian writers, their ever greater presence in translation, the feedback which their works provoke among foreign readers and students of literature, have all indisputably transformed the old picture.
	suc.suc.org /culture/history/Hist_Serb_Culture/chr/New_Literature.html (8766 words)

	History of the British penny (1901-1970) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		and over the date, which remained the standard design until 1970, although there is a variety of some 1902 pennies known as the low tide penny, where the sea appears exceptionally low on Britannia's leg.
		Finally, there was an issue of proof quality coins produced in 1970, to bid farewell to a denomination which had served the country well for 1200 years.
		Thereafter, with decimalisation the new penny carried a value of 1/100 of a pound.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_British_penny_(1901-1970) (660 words)

	C20th Inventions - History
		century was the most exciting and innovative era of accomplishments in the history of society.
		At last in 1901 an understanding of blood group analysis and improved methods of storage led to the start of blood transfusions.
		century means of communication to herald change in a changing world.
	www.fashion-era.com /20th_century_major_innovations.htm (1754 words)

	20th_century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The 20th century is also sometimes known as the nineteen hundreds (1900s), referring to the latter usage.
		Decades are almost always considered as starting with the "0" year and named accordingly ("1960s", etc.), so the first decade of a century technically overlaps back into the preceding one.
		The term is also used to describe various periods that overlap with the calendar definition most notably the Short twentieth century and the Modern period.
	www.startrekconvention.com /search.php?title=20th_century (1742 words)

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		20th Century History; 1949 NATO is born 20th Century History; 1949 Shanghai falls to Mao-ist troops 20th Century History; 1949 Trotsky assassinated in Mexico City 20th Century History; 1950 Churchill warns of a Third World War.
		20th Century History; 1951 Identity cards in the UK are abolished 20th Century History; 1951 Polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas E. Salk 20th Century History; 1951 Radio Free Europe's first broadcast to Eastern Bloc 20th Century History; 1951 Rosenbergs found guilty in atom spy case.
		He's just a Shiite 20th Century History; 1964 China explodes her first Atomic Bomb 20th Century History; 1964 Egypts Aswan Dam is started 20th Century History; 1964 Mandela sentenced to life for treason 20th Century History; 1964 The Death Penalty abolished in UK.
	www.oview.co.uk /20thCentHistory.txt (1140 words)

	20th century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Colloquially, this is often known as the nineteen hundreds (1900s), referring to the years 1900 to 1999.
		Terms like genocide, holocaust, nuclear war, and terrorism rose to common language and an influence on the lives of everyday people.
		Five overall largest mass killings of the 20th century
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/2/20/20th_century.html (1347 words)

	The Twentieth/20th Century
		It is Camille Paglia's central thesis that in the 20th century (which she calls the Age of Hollywood) pagan popular culture overtook and vanquished the high arts.
		The 20th century was a time of social diversity and the rise of the individual.
		They have continued from the mid-80s to the 21st century with their roots reaching backward to the gothic-romantic movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
	www.jahsonic.com /1900s.html (5940 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| TIME 100: Sukarno \| 8/23/99-8/30/99
		Bung (Brother) Karno, as Indonesians liked to call him, was born in the first year of the new century, on June 6, 1901, the son of a minor Javanese aristocrat and his Balinese wife.
		Often, this intervention was the work of the intelligence community--a power within a power, a state within a state, entrusted with the task of eliminating communism from the face of the earth.
		Sukarno died in 1970, a man whose dreams of a free and peaceful Indonesia had been hijacked by a violent and stifling military rule.
	www.time.com /time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/sukarno1.html (1262 words)

	20th century - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 'little 20th century' as 1914-91, denoting the period of time between the outbreak of World War I and the fall of the Soviet Union.
		Ten overall largest mass killings of the 20th century
		The Congo Free State caused an estimated 5 to 10 million deaths, but a part of them were in the 19th century.
	open-encyclopedia.com /20th_century (1673 words)

	The Nobel Prizes in Physics 1901-2000
		It was realized, already in the first half of the 20th century, that such a further journey into the microcosmos of new particles and interactions would also be necessary for understanding the composition and evolution histories of the very large structures of our universe, the "macrocosmos".
		In the second half of the 20th century, there has been a spectacular development of atomic spectroscopy and the precision by which one can measure the transitions between atomic or molecular states that fall in the microwave and optical range.
		In the beginning of the 20th century, it was known that metals emitted electrons when heated to high temperatures, but it was not clear whether this was due only to thermal excitation of the electrons or if chemical interactions with the surrounding gas were also involved.
	nobelprize.org /physics/articles/karlsson (12398 words)

	That Wacky Century!
		Stuff That Happened from 1901 C.E. to 2000 C.E. Now that the Twentieth Century has drawn to a close, let us sit back and savor our memories of the events that shaped our world.
		Unfortunately, everybody did all their partying in 1900 and never bothered to ask a calendar expert if 1900 was really the beginning of the 20th century (which it isn't).
		1970 – Astronauts Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Bacon lead a star-studded special effects extravaganza when their oxygen tank explodes en route to the moon.
	pw2.netcom.com /~rogermw/century.html (2762 words)

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		Nearly 1,000 more officers (7% of all deaths) were struck and killed by passing motorists while outside of their own vehicles, making this category the fourth-leading cause of law enforcement deaths during the past 100 years.
		Roughly 61% of the officers killed this past century were feloniously assaulted by criminals, and 39% died in accidental circumstances (e.g., automobile accidents, aircraft accidents, shooting accidents, etc.).
		The average age of the officers killed during the past century was 38 and the average length of service was about eight years.
	www.policedriving.com /memorialarticle.htm (1644 words)

	Search Results - Great Buildings Online
		Kanchanjunga Apts, by Charles Correa, at Bombay, India, 1970 to 1983.
		Moser House, by Josef Hoffmann, at Vienna, Austria, 1901 to 1903.
		Residence in Cadenazzo, by Mario Botta, at Cadenazzo, Switzerland, 1970 to 1971.
	www.greatbuildings.com /cgi-bin/gbc-search.cgi?building=&architect=&location=&search=date&fromdate=1900&todate=2000&search=type&type=hous&construction=&climate=&context=&style=¬es=&images=&drawings=&models=&discussion=&resources= (2374 words)

	Into 20th Century
		The Kiss (1907-08; Osterreichische Galerie) celebrates the attraction of the sexes; and Hope I (1903; National Gallery, Ottawa) juxtaposes the promise of new life with the destroying force of death.
		was one of the most austere kinds of geometric abstract art in the early part of the 20th century.
		July 1969, was one of the most important architects and educators of the 20th century.
	cs.clark.edu /~hum101/Humanities_101/twentieth_century.htm (12744 words)

	Wedding Traditions
		After the turn of the century, the white wedding dress tradition was firmly established, and further embellished by the Edwardians with an abundance of lace and pearls.
		Historically revived wedding fashions were popular at the end of the twentieth century, interrupted by a period of diminished ritual and formality in the 1970s.
		This style of wedding dress was replaced by western style dress in the urban areas as early as the late nineteenth century, and by the 1930s in rural regions.
	hec.osu.edu /people/ebradshaw/wedding/wedding_traditions.htm (2575 words)

	The 20th century, year after year
		The century turn ushered in a revolution in physics, especially in nuclear physics.
		In literature there was a large group of authors, dubbed "modernists" who were trying, like the avant-gardists were in painting, to express the new trends shaping up in public life.
		The 20th century has done much to spice up our life and make it more comfortable, no doubt about that.
	www.vor.ru /century/yearsafter.html (733 words)

	ABSTRACT PAINTING I: OBJECTIVE, EARLY 20TH CENTURY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) began the road to abstraction in art in the late 19th century, when he tried to redefine pictorial space by reducing it to a series of planes and basic geometric shapes.
		Many movements during the 20th century fall under the term "abstraction", although that element might not be the main emphasis of such movements (Surrealism, Expressionism, and Cubism to name a few).
		Throughout the 20th century, many artists looked at new ways to depict the physical world in a more subjective manner, without totally abandoning the visual connection to the real world.
	www.davis-art.com /artimages/slidesets/slideset.asp?setnumber=276 (247 words)

	The 20th Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		century in England also saw the rise of denomination hymnals and the emergence of "mission" hymns.
		century, when from six to twelve came to be considered a sufficient number of tunes for any ordinary church.
		He is considered by many to be the father of the 20th century "hymn explosion." He died in 1982.
	www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com /History/The_20th_Century.htm (3062 words)

	20th Century English Versions
		His translation is a moderate revision of the American Standard Version (1901), in which "immerse" replaces "baptise," and verbs and participles are rendered more literally.
		A Baptist revision of the American Standard Version (1901), called "centenary" because it was published in commemoration of the centenary of the American Baptist Publication Society.
		A new translation of the four Gospels together with the "Gospel of Thomas," in which the "authentic words of Jesus" are printed in red.
	www.bible-researcher.com /versbib10.html (2695 words)

	A CENTURY OF POP RECORDING ARTISTS 1900-1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The annual ratings are compiled by counting the number of chart hits achieved by each artist for that year weighted by the top position of each hit.
		The century ratings are compiled by counting the number of times each artist appears in the annual ratings weighted by their ranking in each year.
		Numerous changes in society as well as the recording industry over the years have made it increasingly difficult for artists to maintain long term high levels on the charts.
	www.vandammeford.com /cford/music (155 words)

	Illuminati History 1901-1970
		In 1901, the Astor's contributed toward the creation of the Pilgrim Society, which was the cover organization for Amer.
		One of the most important secret societies of the 20th century is called the Round Table.
		1970 Documents were being released by the British, after more than 50 years of suppression, showing the British monarchy, cousins of the Czar, secretly with U.S. aid rescued the Czar and his family.
	www.geocities.com /lord_visionary/illuminatihistory19011970.htm (11675 words)

	History of the British penny (1714-1901) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Unsurprisingly, Sweden became the first European country to issue paper money, in 1661).
		Pennies were produced in all years between 1860 and 1894.
		For all years from 1895 to 1901 the "Old Head" bust was used, with the inscription
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_British_penny_(1714-1901) (1331 words)

	20th Century Decades: 1900-1909 Decade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Many images of clothing styles that were popular during the first decade of the 20th Century are shown here.
		Many women's hat styles that were popular during the beginning of the 20th Century are shown here.
		Many images of male clothing styles that were popular during the first decade of the 20th Century are shown here.
	dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us /decs0.html (454 words)

	20th Century Challenge - Who's the Best GM of All-Time? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The NL champion Rockies won the West, took care of the Phillies and Padres in the playoffs and advanced to the first World Series in team history.
		The 20th Century Challenge is over - but the next challenge is shaping up.
		The 20th Century Challenge (c) 2003 by Joe Cronin
	www.legendsport.com /baseball/20cc (263 words)

	Societal Transition in the 20th Century
		One of the reasons for the setbacks is the marriage practice among Namboothiris, popularly called "Sambandham" or a casual marriage alliance with girls belonging to other castes.
		The 1970 amendment of the Act clarified that this procedure was applicable if the owner of the land was a religious, charitable or educational institution.
		The Saamavedi doyen family Nellikkattil Mammannu Mana has a rare achievement that its three successive generations, all christened Neelakandhan, have performed Athiraatram in the 20th century; in 1901, 1918 and in 1956.
	www.namboothiri.com /articles/culture.htm (1108 words)

	20th Century
		Collection of nineteenth and early twentieth century charts from the U.S. Coast Survey.
		Black and white maps useful for doing research on the early periods of the region's history.
		Contains digital images of early maps of New York and Long Island from the 16th century to the present.
	www.sunysb.edu /libmap/nypath5.htm (1037 words)

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