Resources

Resources to use in Completing this Project: 1950 - 1959: 24, 25 1960 - 1969: 24, 25 1970 - 1979: 25, 26 1980 - 1989: 26 1990 - 1999: 30 2000 - 2009: 31
 * Textbook: Decades mathched to chapters:**

General Resources:

 * http://www.celebratingtexas.com/ - Our textbook site. Go to your chapter(s) that cover your decade.
 * http://kclibrary.lonestar.edu/research.htm - Lone Star College at Kingwood library site. Just click on your decade to find info!
 * http://www.dallashistory.org/history/dallas/timeline.htm - Dallas Historical Association's timelines for Dallas. Click on the decades and find some information on important Texans. Don't use this exclusively, though. Remember, it covers Dallas only.
 * http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa110900a.htm - History by the decades. Generally American, but look for the Texas connection.
 * http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/decade/decade.htm - Century in Review. A 4th-5th Grade Gifted Class did research, and have some good information that you may use. Click on your decade.
 * http://www.dallas.k12.or.us/DHS_Library/web/decade.htm - Dallas High School Library site, with links to the decades. Nice site.
 * http://www.multcolib.org/homework/amhsthc.html#20th - Links to the decades. Library site, so it has some good sites.
 * http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/femovich.html - Doing the Decades! A Springfield Township High School library sites for decades research.
 * http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111064/index.htm - Uncover the Mystery of History. Decades links.
 * http://www.authentichistory.com/ - Authentic History Center, and it has good information and photos about the decades.
 * http://www.unit5.org/cjhsimc/hotlists/decades/decades_main.htm - Decades information for you. Good sites!
 * http://www.writersdreamtools.com/view/decades/default.asp?Decade=1900 - Very good links to decades information, easy to navigate and easy to read!

Timelines of Texas

 * [] - What happened on or in?...Infoplease's gateway to many timelines. Check out the archive for a variety of topics, but focus on Texas happenings.
 * http://timelines.ws/states/TEXAS.HTML - A timeline of Texas happenings. Interesting, but be careful about selecting some of the events, as they may not have had a big effect on all of Texas.
 * http://www.texasbob.com/texdoc8.html#1956 - Timelines for Texas, from 1528-2003
 * http://www.mapreport.com/subtopics/s/countries/texas.html#f - Texas sports timelines for the 2000s. Don't get bogged down in reading it; just find your decade events. Not all ten events can be sports! :-)
 * http://timelinesdb.com/listevents.php?subjid=426&title=Texas%20-%2072k - Texas time line from 1541 to April, 2008

Technology:

 * http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121599a.htm - Inventions of the 20th Century. Again...look for the Texas connection.
 * http://www.greatachievements.org/ - Greatest 20th Century Engineering Inventions and Developments. Click on category and then click the timeline link on the right.

2000 - 2010

 * http://vlib.iue.it/history/USA/ERAS/20TH/2000s.html - Modern 2000-09 information.

Texas Data:

 * http://www.ers.usda.gov/StateFacts/TX.HTM - Texas statistics for 1980-2000+.
 * http://www.window.state.tx.us/ecodata/popdata/popfiles.html - Population data for the state, but particularly better site for 1980s-2009. Check out the state data link, and find population projections for the future.
 * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/census.html - Population data for the state from 1850-2007. In chart form, and easy to read. This is a good site to locate the population of your decade.
 * http://www.famoustexans.com/ - Biographies of some famous Texans.
 * http://www.texasalmanac.com/history/timeline/20th/ - Texas Almanac timeline of Texas events in the 20th century
 * http://www.usatoday.com/weather/hurricane/history/whtexas.htm - Texas hurricane timeline. Geographical change!
 * http://www.dallasfed.org/research/pubs/fotexas/fotexas_petersen.html - Predictions for 21st century Texas population. For the 2000+ decade.
 * http://www.dallasfed.org/research/pubs/fotexas/fotexas_brown.html - 1980s graphs on oil production and employment in the industry in Texas.
 * http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/governors/modern/index.html - Biographies of modern governors
 * http://www.multied.com/20th/index.html - History Central site...20th Century timeline of events.
 * http://www.unc.edu/~perreira/198timeline.html#The%20Era%20of%20Restriction -** Immigration timeline. Covers 1800s-2007, and lists some important events that would affect many of our Texas immigrants in those years
 * http://www.pww.org/article/view/10792/ - Texas casualties in the Iraq War-2003+. Gives statistics for the 2000-09 decade study.
 * http://search.statemaster.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?query=Texas - Statemaster cite that will give many statistics about Texas.
 * http://www.vintageblues.com/history_main.htm - History of
 * http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1940 - History of Computers Museum site. Photos and history by years.Fashion, 1900-1980s. Has good summaries and photos.
 * http://members.aol.com/usregistry/allwars.htmWar Casualties for Americans-- numbers for every
 * [] 1950's Seeds of Rebellion
 * [] 1950's Seeds of Rebellion
 * [] 1950's Time of Momentous Change
 * [|Http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/historians] 1950's
 * [] (Communist scare of the 1940's - 1950's)
 * [] (Communist scare of 1940's-1950's)
 * [] Sputnik
 * [] Manned Space Flights
 * http;www.thespacereview.com/article/396/1 Space Race
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