Music
This musician’s debut single was “Heartbreak Hotel”, released in January 1956.
Elvis Presley
This 1950s teen heartthrob is best known for his role in the 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause.
James Dean
In 1956 the Federal Aid Highway Act was passed, leading to the construction of this road network.
The Interstate Highway System
This family of computers, first launched amid great fanfare in 1984, was the first to feature a graphical user interface, a built-in screen, and a mouse, and helped usher in the era of the personal computers.
Macintosh (Mac)
This British pop group was first introduced to American audiences on the Ed Sullivan Show on Sunday, February 9, 1964.
The Beatles
This 1975 film set in a New England beachside resort town, directed by Steven Spielberg and featuring an iconic John Williams soundtrack is considered by many to be the first-ever “blockbuster” film event.
Jaws
On November 22, 1963, this man assassinated President Kennedy from the window of a book depository in Dallas, Texas.
Lee Harvey Oswald
This portable cassette player, first launched in 1979, changed the way people listened to music by allowing easy access to specific songs while on the move.
Sony Walkman
Despite forming in the 1960s, this British musical group, whose first album cover features a burning rigid airship, became one of the biggest bands of the 1970s.
Led Zeppelin
Running from 1972 to 1983, this CBS television show starred Alan Alda as Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce, an Army surgeon serving during the Korean War.
M*A*S*H
In 1974 this man became the first and thus far only United States President to resign.
Richard Milhous Nixon
Wernher von Braun’s work in this area of science helped American astronauts win the space race in 1969.
Rocketry
Famous for political and socially conscious lyrics, this Irish musical group achieved widespread international fame through their 1985 Live Aid performance, as well as their 1987 album The Joshua Tree.
U2
Running from 1985 to 1992, this NBC television show starred Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty and Betty White, as four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida.
The Golden Girls
On January 28, 1986, this type of spacecraft exploded shortly after takeoff, disintegrating over the Atlantic Ocean and killing all crew aboard.
Space Shuttle
On December 20, 1951 this kind of power was first used to generate electricity, powering homes in Arco, Idaho.
Nuclear
Born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756, this famous composer was famously portrayed in a 1984 film that utilizes his middle name as its title.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Running from 2007 to 2015 on AMC, this period drama television show depicted the world of New York advertisers in the 1960s and 1970s.
Mad Men
In 1965 President Lyndon Johnson announced the deployment of 44 combat battalions (125,000 men) to this country, marking a significant escalation in the United States’ involvement in the region.
Vietnam
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), developed by a group of universities in 1969, led to this later world-changing invention.
The Internet