Every Decade of The 20th Century

 1900s

Nickname; The Progressive Era (technically the progressive era is between 1890 and 1920, but that’s the best I can come up with)

Especially Known for; The Wright brothers

Book; Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Music; The Entertainer by Scott Joplin

Film; The Great Train Robbery

Invention; The Plane

1910s

Nickname; The Ballroom Decade

Especially Known for; WW1

Book; Relativity by Albert Einstein

Music; It’s a Long Way to Tipperary by  by Jack Judge

Film; Birth of a Nation

Invention; The Zipper

1920s

Nickname; The Roaring 20s

Especially Known for; Jazz

Book; The Prophet by Khalil Gibran

Music; The Charleston by James P. Johnson

Film; The Jazz Singer

Invention; TV

1930s

Nickname; The Dirty 30s

Especially Known for; The Great Depression

Book;  And Then They Were None by Agatha Christie

Music; Puttin’ In the Ritz by Irving Berlin

Film; Wizard of Oz

Invention; The Radar

1940s

Nickname: G.I. Generation

Especially known for; WW2

Book; The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Music; Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy performed by the Andrew Sisters

Film; Citizen Kane

Invention; Slinky

1950s

Nickname; The Nifty 50s

Especially known for; Rock n Roll

Book;  Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Music; Jail House Rock by Elvis Presley

Film; Ben-Hur

Invention; The Satellite

1960s

Nickname; The Flower Generation

Especially Known for; Hippies

Book; Catch-22

Music; Foxey Lady by Jimi Hendrix

Film; 2001, Space Odyssey

Invention; The Laser
1970s

Nickname; The Sexy 70s

Especially Known for; Disco

Book; Fear of Flying by Erica Jong

Music; Superstition by Stevie Wonder

Film; Star Wars

Invention; The Floppy Disk

1980s

Nickname; The Greedy 80s

Especially  Known for; Mullets

Book; A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

Music; Thriller by Micheal Jackson

Film; E.T.

Invention; The Cellphone

 

1990s

Nickname; Generation X

Best Known for; Grunge

Book; All the Pretty Horses

Music; Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg

Film; Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Invention; Viagra