TV from the 50's and 60's
Sheriff Andy Taylor kept the peace in a fictional, sleepy North Carolina town in this famous TV show.
The Andy Griffith Show
In 1963, Hasbro introduced this toy appliance that used a real light bulb to bake miniature cakes.
Easy Bake Oven
In 1927, Philo Farnsworth transmitted the first electronic image of this living room staple, which later brought the 1969 moon landing into millions of homes.
TV
These long, braided candy twists manufactured by Hershey's have been a movie theatre favourite for generations.
Red vines or Red Licorice
Millions tuned in to their brand-new television sets in 1953 to watch the coronation of this British monarch.
Queen Elizabeth II
This deep-voiced baritone topped the charts in 1959 with "The Three Bells" and later sang "I Love You Because."
Jim Reeves
He hosted The Toast of the Town but is better remembered for introducing Elvis and The Beatles to America on his self-named variety show.
Ed Sullivan
This 1960s light-up toy let kids create glowing picture mosaics using small, colored plastic pegs.
Light Bright
Earle Dickson invented this adhesive bandage in 1920 so his accident-prone wife could easily dress her own minor kitchen burns and cuts.
Band-Aid
Players use plastic little armies to conquer territories and achieve global domination in this strategic board game.
Risk
In 1957, the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching this first-ever artificial satellite into orbit.
Sputnik
Written by Willie Nelson, this haunting 1961 ballad became the signature song for tragic superstar Patsy Cline.
Crazy
This anthology series hosted by Rod Serling opened each week with a door, a window, and a journey into a wondrous land of imagination.
The Twilight Zone
Hasbro launched this military "movable action figure" for boys in 1964 with a scars-and-stubble look.
G.I. Joe
Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered this first modern antibiotic in 1928, which saved millions of lives from bacterial infections during World War II.
Penicillin
It's the two-word alliterative phrase used to describe the frantic, competitive, and exhausting routine of daily working life.
Rat Race
In 1955, parents breathed a sigh of relief when Dr. Jonas Salk developed a successful vaccine for this crippling disease.
Polio
This singer-songwriter swept the Grammys after releasing his finger-snapping 1965 hit about a hobo enjoying a life of no means.
Roger Miller -King of the Road
This claymation duo featured a green boy and his orange horse sidekick
Gumby and Pokey
Kids used a small plastic key to wind up these tiny, fast-moving racing cars from the 1970s.
Penny Racers (also Kenner SSP Cars)
Engineered by Percy Spencer after a radar experiment melted a chocolate bar in his pocket, this appliance revolutionized quick cooking in the late 1940s.
Microwave Oven
You can hop aboard a gondola or stroll across the famous Rialto Bridge when visiting this iconic canal-filled Italian city.
Rome
Canada celebrated this major historical milestone in 1967, which featured the massive Expo 67 world's fair in Montreal
Centennial (or 100th anniversary)
In 1969, this fierce female trailblazer released her signature anthem about growing up in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky.
Loretta Lynn
This actress played the perfect suburban housewife Laura Petrie, famous for wearing Capri pants instead of traditional dresses.
Mary Tyler Moore
This colorful modeling compound was originally invented in the 1930s as a wallpaper cleaner.
Play Dough
The first wearable, transistor-based version of this medical device debuted in 1952, replacing bulky vacuum tubes and heavy battery packs worn on belts.
Hearing Aid
This luxury British automaker is famous for its Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament and smooth ride.
Rolls Royce
In 1959, Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower jointly opened this massive shipping deep waterway connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic
St. Lawrence Seaway
Before his 70s mega-hits, this guitar virtuoso hit number one in 1968 with "Wichita Lineman."
Glen Campbell
This actor played the character of Perry Mason, later switching sides to play wheelchair-bound detective Robert T. Ironside.
Raymond Burr
This 1965 geometric drawing set used interlocking plastic gears and colored pens to create complex, swirling patterns.
Spirograph
Walter Jaeger tried to invent a poison gas sensor in the 1930s but built this lifesaving household device when his sensor reacted to his cigarette smoke.
Smoke Detector
his syncopated musical style from the early 1900s was made famous by composer Scott Joplin and his piano tunes.
Rag Time
Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for creating a UN peacekeeping force to resolve this international waterway crisis.
Suez Canal
She became the first woman to top the country charts with her 1952 answer song, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels."
Kitty Wells