THE REEL WORLD
ANNUAL EVENTS
1960s AMERICA
LET'S "SPLIT"
AN APPLE A DAY
200
'1964:
"Super-
califragilistic-
expialidocious"'
Mary Poppins
200
'It's the holiday you associate with the "Wearing of the Green"'
St. Patrick\'s Day
200
'After a life-changing trip to Mecca in 1965, Malcolm X had a new slogan: these "or Bullets"'
Ballots
200
'A house with floors that differ by about half a story'
split-level
200
'These sour wild apples are usually less than 2 inches in diameter'
crabapples
400
'1980:
"Redrum!"'
The Shining
400
'Japan's Shichi-Go-San, or "7-5-3", celebrates 5-year-olds wearing trousers & 7-year-olds tying this with an obi'
kimono
400
'For hippies, it was Manhattan's equivalent of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district'
Greenwich Village
400
'These singing & dancing animals hosted their own Saturday morning "Adventure Hour" from 1968 to 1970'
the Banana Splits
400
'Appropriately, the Empire apple was introduced in this U.S. state in 1966'
New York
600
'1991:
"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti"'
The Silence of the Lambs
600
'Susan B. Anthony Day is the day after this federal holiday'
Valentine\'s Day
600
'Its first director was a sargent, Sargent Shriver'
Peace Corps
600
'On May 25, 2000 Sony investors suddenly had twice as many shares thanks to one of these actions'
stock split
600
'The name of this world capital precedes "Beauty" in the name of an apple variety that's excellent for baking'
Rome
800
'1999:
"I see dead people"'
The Sixth Sense
800
'In 1985 President Reagan signed Public Law 99-54 recognizing "Pause for the Pledge" as a part of this day's activities'
Flag Day
800
'A comedy troupe, or what critics found forming between what was reported & what was happening in Vietnam'
credibility gap
800
'It could be slang for a town where divorced people live'
splitsville
800
'The Jonagold is a hybrid of the Golden Delicious & this red apple variety'
Jonathan
1000
'1995:
"You think you can catch Keyser Soze?"'
The Usual Suspects
1000
'The name of this Christian observance is from the Greek for "fiftieth day"'
Pentecost
1000
'(Sofia of the Clue Crew at the Johnson Space Center in Houston) This capsule sent into space in 1965 weighs 8000 pounds, only about 2,500 more than a 1965 Lincoln Continental'
Gemini
1000
'In football, you'll find them outside the offensive tackles or when the quarterback has a bad hair day'
split ends
1000
'This tart green apple was first cultivated by a certain Australian lady named Maria Ann'
Granny Smith
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