20th century

time period between January 1, 1901, and ended on December 31, 2000

The 20th century began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000.

Millennium: 2nd millennium
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  • 19th century
  • 20th century
  • 21st century
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The 20th century saw two world wars and a Cold War, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, the coming of the telephone, sound recording, movies and television, airplanes, atomic weapons, genetics and DNA, computers and electronics in general. Science and industrialization spread; medicine became more scientific. World population growth was greater during this century than any previous one.

Significant people

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World leaders

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Scientists and physicians

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Economics and business

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Aerospace pioneers

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Military leaders

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Artists

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Singers, actors, actresses and bands

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People widely known for something bad

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Note: movie years before or after the twentieth century are in italics.

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1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912
1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922
1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932
1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002