It Wasn't Called That Yet
Before it was called PTSD, soldiers suffered from this after WWI.
👉 What is shell shock?
Smoking was once endorsed by these professionals.
👉 Who are doctors?
Abraham Lincoln delivered this speech in 1863.
👉 What is the Gettysburg Address?
This 1950s show featured a mischievous redhead and a Cuban bandleader as her husband.
👉 What is I Love Lucy?
Known as “The King of Rock and Roll,” he famously performed in a white jumpsuit with rhinestones.
👉 Who is Elvis Presley?
Before “teenagers,” this group was simply called this.
👉 What are adolescents?
This technology was initially dismissed as a fad by executives.
👉 What is television?
Economic hardship in Weimar Germany contributed to the rise of this leader.
👉 Who is Adolf Hitler
On this 1970s sitcom, a psychiatrist’s office served as the central set, featuring “no soup for you” as a running motif.
👉 What is Seinfeld?
This Motown group featured Diana Ross and became one of the most successful girl groups of the 1960s.
👉 Who are The Supremes?
Before “fake news,” it was known as this.
👉 What is propaganda?
Lead was widely used in this essential household system.
👉 What is plumbing?
The Industrial Revolution first took hold in this country.
👉 What is Great Britain?
This western series, set in Dodge City, Kansas, featured Marshal Matt Dillon keeping the peace for decades.
👉 What is Gunsmoke?
Nicknamed “Satchmo,” this jazz trumpeter helped popularize scat singing and swing music.
👉 Who is Louis Armstrong?
Before “climate change,” scientists warned about this.
👉 What is global warming?
This addictive substance was sold as a children’s remedy.
👉 What is cocaine?
The Cold War led to the formation of this military alliance in 1949.
👉 What is NATO?
This variety show made The Beatles’ U.S. television debut in 1964.
👉 What is The Ed Sullivan Show?
He is the “Piano Man” whose storytelling lyrics chronicled 1970s American life.
👉 Who is Billy Joel?
Before it was named, this experience was dismissed as “just nerves.”
👉 What is anxiety?
This financial product was considered “safe” before 2008.
👉 What are mortgage-backed securities?
This treaty officially ended World War I.
👉 What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This late-1970s variety show helped launch multiple careers, including John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, and was known for edgy sketch comedy.
👉 What is Saturday Night Live?
This 1970s British rock band was known for its complex arrangements, theatrical performances, and albums like The Dark Side of the Moon.
👉 Who is Pink Floyd?