The Great Moments of the 20th Century Collection - Sound Ideas

The advent of broadcasting and recording technology in the early 20th century meant that historic events could be documented, preserved, and shared like those of no previous 100 years in history. This three CD boxed set contains nearly 200 sound clips of the century's most important events - from Marconi's first transatlantic radio transmission in December 1901 to the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square on December 31, 1999. Each disc combines newsworthy political and economic events with insightful pop culture accompanying 102 page booklet includes photos, informative essays for each decade, a time line, and a detailed track-by-track commentary.

Highlights:

• Inventor Marconi Talks About Sending The First Transatlantic Radio Transmission
• Survivor Gives Harrowing Account Of The R.M.S. Titanic Disaster
• An Explanation Of Inventor Lee De Forest's Principles Of "Talking Film"
• Aviator Charles Lindbergh Reflects On His First-Ever Transatlantic Flight
• Indian Leader Mohandas Gandhi Shares His Beliefs
• Physicist Albert Einstein Asserts That Modern Man Is Detached From The World Because Of Technology
• News Coverage Of The Hindenburg Airship Disaster
• "The Man And The Mouse": Mickey Mouse Turns 10 Years Old
• Sigmund Freud Discusses Psychoanalysis
• President Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War On Japan
• U.S. Census Reveals Postwar Infant Population Boom
• Baseball Great Joe DiMaggio Announces His Retirement
• Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II Of Great Britain
• Cleveland Disc Jockey Alan Freed At The Top Of His Form Hosting The Moondog Show
• President John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated
• JFK Assassination Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald Is Shot
• Dr. Christian Barnard Performs First Human Heart Transplant
• Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong Broadcasts Man's First Steps On Moon
• Beatle Paul McCartney Refutes Rumors Of His Death
• Commander James A. Lovell, Jr., Reports From Apollo 13: "Houston, We've Had A Problem"
• Olympic Athletes Are Taken Hostage In Munich
• Dispute At White House Over Release Of Watergate Tapes
• Elvis Presley Dies At 42
• Entrepreneur Ted Turner Officially Inaugurates The Cable News Network
• Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
• Report Of Chinese Government Response To Student Revolt From Tiananmen Square, Beijing
• Reading Of O.J. Simpson Trial Verdict
• British Scientist Ian Wilmut Discusses Human Cloning
• Diana, Princess Of Wales, Dies In Car Crash
• President Bill Clinton Avows "I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman, Miss Lewinsky"
• Mark McGwire Breaks Roger Maris' Single-Season Home Run Record
• The Celebration Of New Year's Eve In Times Square

Copyright Notice:
Although all of the speeches contained within this product are in the public domain, it may be necessary to obtain copyright clearance for commercial use of this material. For example, clearance for use of any Martin Luther King material must be obtained from Intellectual Properties Management at Fax number (404) 526-8969.