The 20th century in the United States refers to the period in the United States from 1901 through 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. For information on this period, see:
- Category:20th century in the United States
- History of the United States series:
- History of the United States (1865–1918)
- History of the United States (1918–1945)
- History of the United States (1945–1964)
- History of the United States (1964–1980)
- History of the United States (1980–1991)
- History of the United States (1991–present)
- Timeline of the United States
Famous quotes containing the words united states, century, united and/or states:
“What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.”
—Carlos Fuentes (b. 1928)
“It is kindness to refuse immediately what you intend to deny.”
—Publilius Syrus (1st century B.C.)
“Europe and the U.K. are yesterday’s world. Tomorrow is in the United States.”
—R.W. “Tiny” Rowland (b. 1917)
“If I be false, or swerve a hair from truth,
When time is old and hath forgot itself,
When waterdrops have worn the stones of Troy,
And blind oblivion swallowed cities up,
And mighty states characterless are grated
To dusty nothing, yet let memory
From false to false among false maids in love
Upbraid my falsehood.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)