Every now and then, Spotify chooses random songs to play based upon my past listening habits, coming up with selections I haven’t heard recently. Such was the case with Billy Joel’s 1989 #1 single “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, the lead track from his album “Storm Front”. With its machine-gun fast rhyming lyrics, it is a literal history lesson taking the listener chronologically through 118 significant events dating from 1949 to 1989.
That got me thinking about creating a post on Moteventure taking my readers through nearly 100 years of history, from the Great Depression of the early 1930’s to today’s Covid-19 pandemic. As Billy Joel realized in his song, tragedies and triumphs have always been the hallmark of living within our world. So, step back in time with me today to remember, relive and learn from our past to present.
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TODAY’S 10 ARE NEWS STORIES & LINKS THAT ARE HELPFUL, INSIGHTFUL, INFORMATIVE, AND (HOPEFULLY) ENJOYABLE TOO.
1930’s – THE GREAT DEPRESSION, WORLD WAR II, AND THE 1930S | THOUGHTCO.
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1940’s – FROM THE 1940’S DECADE – FAMOUS FIRSTS AND INVENTIONS | 1940S.ORG
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1950’s – THE FACTS AND FADS OF THE FIFTIES| HISTORY
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1960’s – 60+ UNFORGETTABLE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN THE 1960S | GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
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1970’s – 50 THINGS ONLY PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE 1970S WILL REMEMBER | BESTLIFE
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1980’s – THE 1980S: AMERICAN POP CULTURE HISTORY | RETROWASTE
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1990’s – TIMELINE OF THE 1990S AND THE LAST HURRAH OF THE 20TH-CENTURY | THOUGHTCO.
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2000’s – 37 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE 2000S | FACTCITY
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2010’s – YOUR GUIDE TO THE 2010’S | AMERICA’S BEST HISTORY
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2020’s (So Far) – WE CAN ONLY GET BETTER FROM HERE…RIGHT? | WIKIPEDIA
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