Celebrity Couples
This musical power couple first met in 1963 and gained fame with their 1965 hit “I Got You Babe.”
Sonny and Cher
This 1960 Hitchcock film features Anthony Perkins as a motel manager
Psycho
The 1967 “Summer of Love” was centered on the HaightAshbury district of this California city
San Francisco
This iconic national highway was decommissioned in June 1985 but is immortalized in songs like Nat King Cole’s “Get Your Kicks on _____ _____.”
Route 66
This children’s show, with characters like Elmo, Big Bird, and Oscar the Grouch, won the 1970 Emmy Award for outstanding achievement in children’s programming
Sesame Street
In 1964, Harold Wilson took up this top government post
prime minister
Jacqueline Kennedy married this Greek shipping tycoon in 1968.
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Aristotle Onassis
In 1979, Hitchcock was awarded the Life Achievement Award by the AFI, or the American _____ Institute
Film
The peace-loving young people who congregated during the Summer of Love became known by this nickname.
hippies
Shortages of this began in 1973 when OPEC raised its prices, leading to long waits for American motorists
gasoline
This American civil rights activist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1961, this iconic British author published James and the Giant Peach
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Roald Dahl
This pair was often called “Hollywood’s Golden Couple” throughout their 50-year marriage: Joanne Woodward and _______.
Paul Newman
Hitchcock was knighted in 1980 by this monarch of England.
Queen Elizabeth II
Many hippies protested against this conflict in demonstrations across the nation.
Vietnam War
This company’s rhyming roadside signs were a hallmark of American roads like Route 66 from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Burma-Shave
In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded this for her work with the poor and sick.
Nobel Peace Prize
In 1963, this British sci-fi show premiered and ran for 26 years. It later had a revival in 2005 and is still filming today
Doctor Who
Rita Wilson first met this actor on the set of ABC's sitcom Bosom Buddies in 1981. They married in 1988.
Tom Hanks
Two of Hitchcock’s films, Topaz and Torn Curtain, are based on this real-world conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Cold War
On June 4, 1967, this redheaded comedienne won the Emmy for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series.
Lucille Ball
The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 was signed into law by this man, who was president from 1953–1961.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
She was the biggest Grammy winner of 1971 and won Record of the Year for “It’s too Late,” Album of the Year for Tapestry, and Song of the Year for “You’ve Got a Friend.
Carole King
Christine Keeler found herself in the middle of a huge scandal with this British secretary of state for war.
John “Jack” Profumo
Goldie Hawn began dating this man after working with him on the film Swing Shift in 1983.
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Kurt Russell
This 1959 film stars Cary Grant as an advertising executive who gets mistaken for a spy
North by Northwest
In 1967, Kathrine Switzer broke ground as the first female runner in this race.
Boston Marathon
The Microbus comes from this German automaker.
Volkswagen
Alice Walker won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for this novel
The Color Purple
The passage of this act in 1970 was meant to prevent discrimination in employment and wages.
Equal Pay Act
This noted fashion designer became a princess when she married Prince Egon von Furstenberg
Diane (von Furstenberg)
This actress stars in several Hitchcock films, including The Birds and Marnie.
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Tippi Hedren
In May 1967, he released his debut album, Are You Experienced?, and quickly became a national sensation
Jimi Hendrix
In 1974, President Nixon signed the first national speed limit of this many miles per hour on interstate roads.
55
Starring Danny DeVito as a cab dispatcher in New York City, this TV show won three Outstanding Comedy Series awards between 1978–1983
Taxi
This British fashion designer is often credited with popularizing the miniskirt.
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Mary Quant