1920's
This pilot crossed the Atlantic in the first solo flight across the ocean
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
In 1938, German automaker Volkswagen starts producing this famous car.
What is the beetle.
This cereal adopted the phrase 'Snap! Crackle! Pop!'
What are Rice Krispies?
This candy 'Melts in your mouth, not in your hands.'
What are M&M's?
On January 11, 1964, the surgeon general reported that this causes lung cancer in men
What is smoking?
This famous magician and escape artist died from a punch to the stomach
Who is Harry Houdini?
This cereal was declared "The Breakfast of Champions"
What are Wheaties?
In 1941, Marvel Comics introduces this superhero
Who is Captain America?
This amusement park first opened in 1955
What is Disneyland?
This actress won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1964 for her portayal of Mary Poppins
Who is Julie Andrews?
This brave leader begins a sweeping non-violent reform movement in India
Who is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
In 1934, this actress won an Academy Award for her portayal of Joyce Heath in the movie Dangerous
Who is Bette Davis?
In 1941, Orson Welles directed this groundbreaking film
What is Citizen Kane?
A bus boycott began after this woman refused to give up her seat to a white person
Who is Rosa Parks?
In 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in this U.S. city
What is Dallas?
This 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel is still considered to be one of the greatest books of all time
What is the Great Gatsby?
On March 1, 1936, this architectural landmark located on the Arizona/Nevada border was completed
What is the Hoover Dam?
In 1945, the atomic bomb was first tested in this U.S. state
What is New Mexico?
This bank launched the first credit card
What is Bank of America?
This astronaut became the first American to orbit the earth
Who is John Glenn?
On January 6 the Boston Red Sox sold this player to the New York Yankees
Who is Babe Ruth?
This player's speech at Yankee Stadium included 'Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.'
Who is Lou Gehrig?
In 1948, this man became the first African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This player hit a pennant-winning home run often called the “shot heard ’round the world.”
Who is Bobby Thomson?
In 1961, this player broke Babe Ruth’s single season home run record by clubbing 61 home runs
Who is Roger Maris?