1940s
In 1945, this was the first to be invented. Weighing 750 pounds and stood nearly 6 foot tall. Its nickname: ”Radarange”.
What is the first Microwave?
Convenience store counters had these. Kids could walk in with a single nickel and buy a satisfying haul.
What is Penny Candy?
Culminated in 1969, this event had the Apollo 11 mission landing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon.
What is the “Space Race”?
Before the release of the Sony Walkman in 1979, you would have to drag one for these around to have your music portable.
What us the Cassette Boombox?
The first music was played on this channel with, Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles.
What is MTV?
These two beloved cartoon characters made their official theatrical debuts.
Who are Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker?
This original Anaheim, California theme park opened on July 17, 1955.
What is DisneyLand?
This novel led Harper Lee to winning a Pulitzer Prize.
What is To Kill a Mockingbird?
The first ever was sent by computer engineer Ray Tomlinson in 1971, he chose the “@“ symbol to separate the username from the host computer name.
What is the First Email?
The first of these cost $3,995.
The first Cellphone?
This Marvel character made his comic scene debut in 1941, while Wonder Woman debuted the same year.
Who is Captain America?
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made their historic climb up this mountain in 1953.
What is Mount Everest?
This dance was popularized by Chubby Checker.
What is The Twist?
What is Star Wars?
What are the Chicken McNuggets?
With their first restaurant opening in San Bernardino, these brothers changed the restaurant industry forever with their “Speedee Service System” in 1948.
What is McDonalds?
This term was coined by Cleveland DJ Alan Freed, with icons like Elvis Presley on stage.
What is “Rock and Roll”?
This fad had people looking for effortless weight loss would strap this around their waist and thighs. They believed it would instantly break down fat cells and slim them down.
What us the Vibrating Belt?
This Romanian gymnast made history at the 1976 Montreal Olympics by scoring the first ever perfect 10 in Olympic History.
Who is Nadia Comaneci?
Invented by Hungarian Architect Erno Rubik in 1974, this toy was picked up by a toy company and renamed it in 1980. This toy became one of the best selling toys in history.
What is the Rubiks Cube or Magic Cube?
She was the first Black American actor to win an Academy Award in 1940, taking home Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
Who was Hattie McDaniel?
In 1959, these two landmasses became the United States 49th and 50th States.
What is Alaska and Hawaii?
They were famously criticized for their commercialization in the 1965 animated special, A Charlie Brown Christmas.
What are the Aluminum Christmas Trees?
The “ooey-gooey” bubbly decor giggle fab.
What is the lava lamp?
This place was the internet of this time period.
What was the Mall or Shopping Mall?