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.

Inventor Marconi Talks About Sending The First Transatlantic Radio TransmissionSurvivor Gives Harrowing Account Of The R.M.S. Titanic DisasterAn Explanation Of Inventor Lee De Forest's Principles Of "Talking Film"Aviator Charles Lindbergh Reflects On His First-Ever Transatlantic FlightIndian Leader Mohandas Gandhi Shares His BeliefsPhysicist Albert Einstein Asserts That Modern Man Is Detached From The World Because Of TechnologyNews Coverage Of The Hindenburg Airship Disaster"The Man And The Mouse": Mickey Mouse Turns 10 Years OldSigmund Freud Discusses PsychoanalysisPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt Declares War On JapanU.S. Census Reveals Postwar Infant Population BoomBaseball Great Joe DiMaggio Announces His RetirementCoronation Of Queen Elizabeth II Of Great BritainCleveland Disc Jockey Alan Freed At The Top Of His Form Hosting The Moondog ShowPresident John F. Kennedy Is AssassinatedJFK Assassination Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald Is ShotDr. Christian Barnard Performs First Human Heart TransplantApollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong Broadcasts Man's First Steps On MoonBeatle Paul McCartney Refutes Rumors Of His DeathCommander James A. Lovell, Jr., Reports From Apollo 13: "Houston, We've Had A Problem"Olympic Athletes Are Taken Hostage In MunichDispute At White House Over Release Of Watergate TapesElvis Presley Dies At 42Entrepreneur Ted Turner Officially Inaugurates The Cable News NetworkSpace Shuttle Challenger DisasterReport Of Chinese Government Response To Student Revolt From Tiananmen Square, BeijingReading Of O.J. Simpson Trial VerdictBritish Scientist Ian Wilmut Discusses Human CloningDiana, Princess Of Wales, Dies In Car CrashPresident Bill Clinton Avows "I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman, Miss Lewinsky"Mark McGwire Breaks Roger Maris' Single-Season Home Run RecordThe Celebration Of New Year's Eve In Times Square