Groovy Fads of the 1960s
By the early 1960s, this fad had caught a wave and movies like Beach Party and Beach Blanket Bingo helped popularize this water sport.
Surfing
In the 1970s, this arrived armed with keyboards, drum machines, sugary lyrics and extended dance breaks. Most people knew the lyrics to "Stayin' Alive" whether they liked it or not.
Disco
It is the only live action primetime television show that debuted in the 20th century and it is still running over the course of 500 episodes.
Law and Order: Special Victims Unit (1999 - present)
The first volume in J.K. Rowling's blockbuster series about young wizards living in a magical modern world.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
In 1943, naval engineer Richard James made this toy. 87 feet of flat wire coiled into a three inch diameter circle.
Slinky
Thanks to British graphic designer, Gerald Holtom, no hippie had to go without this symbol.
Peace Symbol
By the mid 1970s, thousands of rinks had opened across the United States and most rinks combined disco with this.
Roller Skates
This TV show tops the list as the longest running dramatic series in network television history with 635 episodes. It began as a radio program in 1952 then switched to the lad of visual entertainment in 1955 and finally ended in 1975.
Gunsmoke
This 2003 mystery novel about a conspiracy hiding the secrets of the Catholic Church was no doubt boosted in popularity when the Catholic Church decried it.
The Da Vinci Code
With his interchangeable facial features, this toy was patented in 1952 and was the first toy to be advertised on television.
Mr. Potato Head
This dance craze of the early 1960s was the first modern dance style that did not require a partner and couples did not have to touch each other while dancing.
The Twist
CB radios (Citizens' Band)
This TV show premiered in 1999 and 20 seasons and almost 400 episodes later. This animated sitcom is about dysfunctional families.
Family Guy
This book was written in 1951 about teen disillusionment. A must read for adolescents everywhere - literally, in many cases.
The Catcher in the Rye
Intending to create a wallpaper cleaner, Joseph and Noah McVicker invented this in 1955. Initially available in only one color (off white) and in a 1.5 pound can.
Play - Doh
This ancient wrapping fabric around sticks and or gathering and securing it with rubber bands then submerging it in a bucket of dye began in Japan and it became the fashion trend in the 1960s.
Tie - Dye
Just as disco laid the groundwork for later dance genres like techno and house, grunge and heavy metal are rooted in this type of music.
Punk Rock
This TV show is a blend of police procedural and military drama solving everything from poisonings to terror attacks.
NCIS
C.S. Lewis published this religious-themed fantasy novel in 1950. It was intended as a children's book, it's set during World War II and is a classic example of a "magical doorway" story.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
These egg shaped playthings first released by Hasbro in 1971. They had a sticker mounted on its short, fat "body" so it resembled a human or an animal.
Weebles
This novelty lighting was invented by Edward Craven Walker. It featured a glass bottle full of wax and oil with a coil in the metal base.
Lava Lamp
This particular garment was the rage in the 1970s.
Velvet
This is ABC's longest running scripted primetime sow and after all these years remains one of the most watched shows on broadcast television. After 18 seasons and almost 400 episodes, we still can't wait to find out what's going to happen.
Grey's Anatomy
This book is a strange yet charming children's book about a prince who lives on a tiny asteroid. It was published in 1943.
The Little Prince
This toy was a 50's classic. It was the era's second most popular doll. This doll could speak 11 phrases when a string in her back was pulled..."I love you" or "Please take me with you."
Chatty Cathy