This index will find scholarly articles written about the United States and Canada. It covers a wide variety of social, political, and cultural topics.
This general database can provide primary sources that will help you understand historical events like the Challenger Explosion, 9/11, and Y2K. For things that happened before 1982, use Reader's Guide Retrospective.
Learn about Music, Movies, Radio, and Theater from the Twentieth Century. This source covers the United States and Britain and includes things like Billboard top ten and movie reviews.
Need to know about the Beatles or the Beach Boys? This database has resources on the counterculture, Rock and Roll, and issues related to peace and protests.
This index (it has no fulltext), articles from mainstream periodicals like Sports Illustrated, Time, and Good Housekeeping. The content included is from 1890 to 1982.
From 1924-1950, Liberty Magazine charted the moods, attitudes, lifestyles, fads, and fortunes of middle class America. Excellent images and photographs.