The information and sample article links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in the Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers digital collection (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/). Use the Suggested Search Terms and Dates to explore this topic further in Chronicling America.
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Important Dates:
- January 1, 1900 Only some Americans celebrate the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, due to debate over when the new century begins.
- January 1, 1901 Some Americans celebrate the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th. By now it has certainly begun.
Suggested Search Strategies:
- [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as
phrases using Search
Pages in Chronicling America.] New Year, celebrate, century
- It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.
Sample Articles from Chronicling America:
- "The Iola Register Wishes Its Many Readers a Happy New Year,"
The Iola Register (Iola, KS),
December 29, 1899, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-6.
- "The First Happy New Year Greeting,"
Deseret Evening News (Great Salt Lake City, UT),
December 30, 1899, Page 18, Image 18, col. 1-4.
- "Coming of the Twentieth Century,"
The Saint Paul Globe ( St. Paul, MN),
December 31, 1899, Page 7, Image 7, col. 2-3.
- "In Solemn Service Catholics Close the Century,"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA),
January 1, 1900, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-7.
- "New San Francisco Greets the New Year,"
San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA),
January 1, 1900, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1-2.
- "St. Louis to Gladly Welcome New Century,"
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO),
December 31, 1900, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-2.
- "Birth of the Century,"
The Times (Washington, D.C.),
January 1, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
- "Welcome Twentieth Century,"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY),
January 1, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-6.
- "How the New Year Was Welcomed,"
The Times (Richmond, VA),
January 1, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
- "Greetings to the New-Born Twentieth Century,"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA),
January 1, 1901, Page 4, Image 4, col. 1-2.
- "The Twentieth Century--The Age of the Common Man,"
The Evening World (New York, NY),
January 1, 1901, Evening Edition, Page 6, Image 6, col. 4.
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