Music & Rock'N'Roll
This American singer was famous for hits like "Oh Pretty Woman" and "Only the Lonely"
Roy Orbison
This popular 1960's featured a talking horse who only spoke to his owner, Wilbur
Mister Ed
In 1961, construction began on this concrete barrier that divided a major European city into East and West for nearly three decades.
The Berlin Wall
Before remote controls became common, families often had to do this manually when they wanted to watch a different television program.
Get up and turn the TV dial
This legendary singer released the hit song "Ring of Fire" in 1963 and was known as the "Man in Black"
Johnny Cash
This classic television sitcom featured a friendly witch named Samantha who could perform magic by twitching her nose
Bewitched
In 1962, a tense 13-day confrontation brought the United States and Soviet Union dangerously close to nuclear war after American reconnaissance aircraft discovered missile installations on a Caribbean island.
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the 1960's, many American families collected these small paper stamps at grocery stores and gas stations, saving them in booklets to exchange for household items and gifts
S&H Green Stamps
This legendary Motown singer released the 1965 hit "My Girl" as the lead vocalist of The Temptations
David Ruffin
This popular 1960's sitcom followed seven castaways stranded on a deserted island after a three-hour boat tour
Gilligan's Island
In 1965, thousands of demonstrators marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama helping build national support for a landmark federal law protecting which type of rights.
Voting Rights - The Voting Rights Act of 1965
During the 1960's, many American households received ______ in glass bottles delivered directly to their front door by a worker called the ______.
Milk and Milkman
This legendary singer, known as the "Godfather of Soul", released the 1965 hit "I Got You(I Feel Good)"
James Brown
This 1960's television series featured a wealthy family who moved from the Ozarks to Beverly Hills after discovering oil on their land
The Beverly Hillbillies
In January 1968, communist forces launched a massive surprise offensive across South Vietnam during a major Vietnamese holiday, dramatically changing American public opinion about the war.
The Tet Offensive
Popular at parties throughout the 1960's, this kitchen appliance allowed guests to dip bread into melted cheese or fruit into warm chocolate using long forks.
Fondue Pot
This American rock band, led by Jim Morrison, released the 1967 hits "Light My Fire and Break on Through (To the Other Side)
The Doors
This classic 1960's spy television series starred Robert Vaughn and David McCallum as secret agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, who worked for a secret international organization called U.N.C.L.E
The Man from U.N.C.L.E (1964-1968)
In 1968, this American naval intelligence vessel was captured by North Korean forces, resulting in the detention of 82 surviving crew members for nearly a year and creating a major international crisis.
USS Pueblo
Before electronic calculators became affordable, students and professionals commonly used this sliding mathematical instrument to perform multiplication, division, and other calculations.
A slide rule