Low Tech
A seesaw is an example of this simple machine, which is just a long beam on a fulcrum
"Time to rock it from the delta to the DMZ!"
Good Morning, Vietnam
D-Day launches as the Allies invade Normandy in the largest sea and airborne invasion in history
1944
On its website, it boasts of being "the Internet's largest bookstore"
Barnes & Noble
"Pawnee Rangers" & "Swing Vote"
Parks and Rec
One book in the "Fold & Fly" series teaches how to make these; a 2007 M.I.A. song is named for them
Paper planes
"My first day as a woman, I'm getting hot flashes"
Mrs. Doubtfire
John Jacob Astor IV goes down with the Titanic
1912
This root beer has been around since 1919 & offers "float how-tos" & "float recipes"
A&W
"The Hofstadter Isotope" &
"The Wedding Gift Wormhole"
The Big Bang Theory
During World War I Edith Wilson had a flock of these on the White House lawns--to cut the grass
Sheep
"Look at me, son. It's not your fault"
Good Will Hunting
The world ended, according to erroneous interpretations of the Mayan calendar
2012
This company's dizzying array of brands includes Old Spice, Pepto Bismol, Gillette, and Cascade
Procter & Gamble
"Will Gets a Job" &
"The Philadelphia Story"
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The original cover for The Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" came with a functioning one of these fasteners
A zipper
"You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you, you'll win"
Patch Adams
Charles Lindbergh flies solo nonstop from New York to Paris
1927
The Black Eyed Peas song "My Humps" mentions this upscale fashion brand, then Fendi & Donna Karan
Dolce & Gabbana
"Blanche and the Younger Man" & "Dateline: Miami"
The Golden Girls
A French word for "hook" gives us the name of this craft that uses a hooked needle
Crochet
"Boys, you must strive to find your own voice"
The Dead Poets Society
William the Conqueror is crowned king of England in Westminster Abbey
1066
This jeweler bears the last names of a married couple, the son of a diamond broker & the daughter of a dealer in precious stones
Van Cleef & Arpels
"The Two Mrs. Sheffields" &
"Where's Fran?"
The Nanny