Name the Decade
Disneyland opens & the peace symbol is created
What is the 1950s?
Sprechen Sie Plattdeutsch? If you do, you speak the Low variety of this language
On December 8, 2008 this national newspaper raised its newsstand price by 25 cents to $1
What is the USA Today?
Milorad Cavic almost upset this man's perfect 2008 Olympics, losing to him by one hundredth of a second
Who is Michael Phelps?
4-letter word for a vantage point or a belief
What is a view?
The Empire State Building opens & the "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast causes a panic
What is the 1930s?
Dialects of this language include Wu, Yue & Hakka
What is Chinese?
The USPS cost for mailing this, a minimum of 3 1/2 x 5 inches, is 28 cents; wish you were here!
What is a postcard?
In 1908 in this city U.S. flag-bearer Ralph Rose caused controversy by not lowering the flag when passing the king
What is London?
4-letter word for the iron fitting on the hoof of a horse or a card-dealing box in a casino
What is a shoe?
Klaus Barbie is sentenced to life in prison & DNA is first used to convict a criminal
What is the 1980s?
Vedic, dating back at least 4,000 years, is the earliest dialect of this classical language of India
What is Sanskrit?
In 2002 Eminem signed this rapper to a 7-figure deal, obviously worth a lot more than his name implies
Who is 50 Cent?
A 1976 entrant in the "modern" this was kicked out for wiring his epee to score points without touching his foe
What is the pentathlon?
A piece of wood from a tree, or to puncture with something pointed
What is stick?
The first flight takes place at Kitty Hawk & baseball's first World Series is played
What is the 1900s?
While Maltese borrows many words from Italian, it developed from a dialect of this Semitic language
What is Arabic?
99 cents got me a 4-pack of Ytterlig coasters from this Swedish chain
What is IKEA?
In the 2004 opening ceremonies a sole member of this team opened the parade of nations; the rest of his team closed it
What is Greece?
Stylish elegance, or students who all graduated in the same year
What is class?
The first modern crossword puzzle is published & Oreo cookies are introduced
What is the 1910s?
Aeolic, spoken in ancient times, was a dialect of this
What is Ancient Greek?
A 15-ounce V05 Moisture Milks conditioner from this manufacturer averages a buck online
What is Alberto?
It was the anatomical oddity of U.S. gymnast George Eyser, who won a gold medal on the parallel bars in 1904
What is, he was missing a leg?
A thief, or the bent part of an arm
What is a crook?