1930s
This famous African-American track and field athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, much to the chagrin of Adolf Hitler.
Jesse Owens
Invented in the late 1940s, this company's products became a popular way to store food in airtight containers, revolutionizing kitchen storage. You can even burp the containers!
Tupperware
This novel, published in 1953, depicts a dystopian future society where conformity is enforced and individuality is suppressed; its title refers to the temperature at which books burn to ash.
Fahrenheit 451
This convenient breakfast food first jumped onto the shelves in 1964, with the frosted version coming out in 1967.
Kellogs pop tarts
This popular toy was introduced in 1977, consisting of a cube made of colored plastic tiles? It would become one of the most popular toys of the 1980s.
The Rubix cube
This New Deal program, established in 1935, provided retirement benefits and unemployment insurance to American workers.
Social Security
These extravagant outfits with wide-legged, high-waisted trousers and long coats became popular among young men, particularly in jazz and swing music scenes.
Zoot Suits
This iconic fast-food restaurant chain was founded in 1955 by Ray Kroc and became synonymous with American culture.
McDonald's
Diet Rite cola was the first diet soda on the market. Coca-Cola came out with this competitor in 1963
TaB
The Universal Product Code (UPC) system was implemented for all types of products at stores across the country in 1974. What was the first product to ever be scanned.
A pack of wrigley’s gum
This American author wrote "Of Mice and Men," a novel depicting the struggles of migrant workers during the Great Depression.
John Steinbeck
Established on October 24, 1945, this organization, serves as an international forum for the promotion of peace and cooperation among nations.
The UN
This horror movie star was buried in his Dracula cape in when he died in 1956.
Bella Lugosi
This 1960s girl-group was famous for songs like “Stop In The Name of Love” and “Where Did Our Love Go?”
The Supremes
Completed in 1973 this Chicago building was the tallest skyscraper in the world at 110 storeys
The Sears Tower
Go ahead, make my day and tell me the name of this famous Hollywood actor and director who was born May 31, 1930.
Clint Eastwood
Characterized by its fast tempos, complex chord progressions, intricate melodies, and improvisation, this musical style emerged from jazz and big band. It was pioneered and popularized by musicians like Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie.
Bebop
The musical My Fair Lady made its Broadway debut in 1956. Name the early George Bernard Shaw play that it was based on.
Pygmalion
This classic science fiction show first aired in 1966
star trek
Often called the sound of the 70s this genre of upbeat dance music ruled the airwaves until the early 1980s.
Disco
Judy Garland played Dorothy Gale in the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz. If the film studio had had their way, Dorothy Gale would have been played by this bright child actress instead.
Shirley Temple
This game show host was born in Toronto Canada on July 22, 1940. He was the long-time host of Jeopardy!
Alex Trebek
This1951 book was so popular it was reprinted eight times in its first two months, but so controversial, it was banned by many high schools
Catcher in the Rye
In 1965, President Johnson signed a bill that established a government-run medical insurance program for seniors
medicare
Oh just one more thing, this disheveled police lieutenant was played by Peter Falk.
Columbo