The magazine century
The 1890s: the emergence of modern magazines
1900-1920: pioneers create a prosperous century
The 1920s: good times, great magazines
The 1930s: more readers, but fewer advertisers
The 1940s: paper shortages, censorship, and more magazines
The 1950s: television spurs leisure activities, magazine growth
The 1960s: social change for magazines and America
The 1970s: magazines and "the me decade"
The 1980s: computers and celebrities dominate the decade
The 1990s: new media, new magazines, new controversies, new problems
Post-2000: a look back, a look forward.