1995:
"Houston, we have a problem"
Apollo 13
If you're "in the red", you're in this, not where you want to be financially
Debt
In 1987 this trio that fought for the right to party had the first rap album to top the Billboard charts
Beastie Boys
Jon Ossoff, born in 1987, has been called the first of these in the U.S. Senate
Millennial
Angling necessity that's a high-flying track & field event
Fishing Pole Vault
2010:
"You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies"; what's on your mind?
The Social Network
Ships usually "drop" this when they want to stay in place
Anchor
This band's hits include "Everlong" & "Times Like These"
Foo Fighters
It means year after year, as when it precedes "pennant contender"
Perennial
Protective glove used to handle hot items on the stove that was the 2012 Republican nominee for president
Oven Mitt Romney
1992:
"...a woman's place is at home... first, second & third"
A League of Their Own
Beating "Shoplifters" & "Cold War", "Roma" won the 2018 award in this Oscar category
Foreign Film
"Our Lips are Sealed" about these 80s icons, who returned to the Billboard Charts in the 2020s after a long "Vacation".
The Go-Go's
From how often it takes place, it's the Whitney Museum's regular survey of American art
Biennial
A frankfurter within Canis Major
Hot Dog Star
1994:
"For Harry and Lloyd every day is a no-brainer"
Dumb and Dumber
Cutlasses, rapiers, & scimitars are all types of these
Swords
"Everybody" knew that this beloved boy band was "Larger than Life" in the late 1990s
The Backstreet Boys
It's a city in Colorado, 15 miles southeast of Denver
(Note: The US will be celebrating its third of these in 2076.)
Centennial
Experimental James Joyce novel requested from the hotel front desk to rouse you from sleep in the morning
Finnegan's Wake Up Call
2010:
"Get the hot girl. Defeat her evil exes. Hit love where it hurts"
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
From the Latin for "body", the Marines are a formidable one
Corps
This powerhouse vocalist of "Piece of My Heart" was posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Janis Joplin
It's the official commission to honor America in 2026--we'll be halfway to 500
Semiquincentennial
Billionaire superhero & inventor of a miniature Arc Reactor/jellyfish relative of the gulf stream
Iron Man of War