50s
He was the US president from 1953-1960
Dwight D Eisenhower
The first person to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
A famous tennis match that took place in 1973
Battle of the Sexes tennis match (Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs)
___ War ended in 1989
The Cold War
Famous movie with Leonardo DiCaprio that aired in 1997
Titanic
In 1959 this State became 49th to join the U.S.A
Alaska
JF Kennedy was assassinated in the state of...
Texas
The infamous political scandal that occurred in 1974
Watergate
In 1986 NASA launched this space shuttle which exploded one minute after takeoff
The Challenger
The world wide web debuted as an internet service in this year
1991
The name of the most famous sitcom of the 1950s
I Love Lucy
A pop-art artist known for his silkscreen paintings of Campbell’s soup cans
Andy Warhol
Famous late night comedy show that premiered in 1975
Saturday Night Live
This video game was first released in the 1980’s where the main character runs away from ghosts and eats yellow dots
Pac-Man
The 1996 Summer Olympics were held in this american city
Atlanta, Georgia
In 1958, this popular children’s toy was created by Wham-O
Hula-Hoop
___ U.S government- run volunteer program was started in 1961
Peace Corps
The name of the first blockbuster film released in the summer of ‘74
Jaws
This volcano in Washington state erupted in 1980 causing the largest landslide ever recorded
Mount St. Helens
This boxer was suspended for biting the ear of his opponent
Mike Tyson
In 1953 this scientist had their work on the double helix model of DNA taken by Watson & Crick
Rosalind Franklin
In 1964 this actor became the first black actor to win an academy award for “best actor” for his performance in “Lillies in the Field”
Sidney Poitier
This famous comedian was one of the first woman to host a variety show winning multiple emmys and golden globes for her performance
Carol Burnette
This company introduced the first mobile phones in the United States
Motorola
This famous online auction website was founded in 1995
Ebay