Presents a journalistic overview of the first fourth of the twentieth century in newspaper-style articles.

Presents a journalistic overview of the seventh decade of the twentieth century in newspaper-style articles.

Presents a journalistic overview of the ninth decade of the twentieth century in newspaper-style articles.

Presents a journalistic overview of the eighth decade of the twentieth century in newspaper-style articles.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84) and index. Describes how a wide variety of things such as nursery rhymes, the national anthem, anesthesia, cellophane, raisins, and dynamite came into being.