Track Listing

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #86886 in Music
• Released on: 2000-08-18
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Box set, Compilation
• Dimensions: 1.92 pounds

From Amazon.com
Rhino Records has again put together a beautiful and comprehensive history book cleverly disguised as a CD package. As with the superb Voices of the Shoah and Great Speeches of the 20th Century, the Rhino producers have used the spoken word as the central means of conveying historical moments and, in the process, have made history come alive. Tastefully packaged in a 100-page, spiral-bound book, the audio moments are numerically documented with concise, track-by-track blurbs. Reading and listening to these snapshots in time provide a perfect way to memorialize this remarkable century.

The three CDs move chronologically. The first volume, "The New Century, the World Wars and Fragile Peace," covers the first half of the century. The second volume, "The Atomic Era, the Cold War, and the '60s," spans 1953 to 1969, and the last volume, "Equal Rights, Watergate, and Glasnost," covers the '70s, '80s, and '90s. Most of the sound bites, which are about a minute long each, concern national and global politics from a strictly American point of view, but there are a number of cultural artifacts as well. Ernest Hemingway's acceptance of the Nobel Prize and Henry Miller's recitation from Tropic of Cancer are as compelling as speeches from Martin Luther King, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan. News accounts of the Hindenburg disaster and the Lee Harvey Oswald shooting are riveting as well.

The producers refer to the package in music terminology, calling it a sort of greatest hits collection, but this excellent compilation, which functions primarily as an ideal reference book, deserves a place in libraries and classrooms as well as in private collections. --Wally Shoup