1950s
This was the year when the Korean War began.
What is 1950?
A 13 day event that began October 16th, 1962.
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The 22nd amendment ratified in 1951, affected American presidents in this way.
What is limited the term for president to (2) four year terms?
In the late 1950s he was known as the rock and roll piano man who had a difficult time remaining in his seat while playing.
Who was Jerry Lee Lewis.
The Vice President of the United States in 1958.
Who was Richard Nixon?
The event and city in New York State of this sporting event in the winter of 1980.
What was Lake Placid in the 1980 Winter Olympic games?
The 2nd and 6th presidents in the United States - relationship and there names.
Who were father and son - John Adams (2nd president) and John Quincy Adams (6th president)?
The backup singers who accompanied Elvis Presley on his initial appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Who were the Jordanaires?
These were the two main party candidates running in November for the 1952 presidential election.
Who were Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai E. Stevenson?
This milestone occurred on July 20th, 1969.
What was the first man on the moon - Neil Armstrong.
The first president to hold a press conference on television.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
This song made Rock and Roll history suggesting someone should scrub the kitchen floor.
What is Yakety Yak by the Coasters?
The president in office when the Korean War began.
Who was Harry S. Truman?
On January 27th, 1973, this happened with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords.
What is the ending of the Vietnam War?
The only president to ever be elected unanimously.
Who was George Washington.
The 1950s performer was born at 2520 Goode Avenue in St. Louis.
Who was Chuck Berry?
This famous singer/songwriter was killed in a plane crash in 1959.
Who was (Charles) Buddy Holly?
The school teacher killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
Who was Christa McAuliffe?
The first president to call his residence the "White House". Prior to his term, it was known as the "Executive Mansion" or the "President's Home"
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
The writer of the notorious song, "Rockin Robin".
Who was Leon Rene under the pseudonym of Jimmy Thomas?