Kitchen
This dessert was often cooling on the windowsill after dinner.
What is pie?
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell forever changed long-distance communication.
What is the telephone?
This coin-operated machine was a popular form of entertainment in diners during the 1950s.
What is a jukebox?
Before backpacks became popular, many students carried their books in this leather strap with a handle.
What is a satchel?
In the 1950s, you could often buy a bottle of Coca-Cola for this price.
What is 5¢?
Today: $2.69
Families often spent afternoons snapping these before canning season.
What are green beans?
This state became the 50th state admitted to the Union in 1959.
What is Hawaii?
Before air conditioning became common, many families slept on these during hot summer nights.
What are screened porches?
This shoulder-enhancing clothing feature made jackets and dresses appear broader and more powerful.
What are shoulder pads?
In 1960, the average annual tuition at a public four-year college was about this amount.
What is $250?
Today: $27,000
This ingredient helps keep brown sugar soft when stored in a container.
What is a slice of bread?
The purchase of this territory from France in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States.
What was the Louisiana Purchase?
During World War II, families collected this common household material to support the war effort because it was used in aircraft production.
What was aluminum (such as aluminum foil or cans)?
Popularized by James Dean and Marlon Brando, this garment became a symbol of teenage rebellion.
What is a leather jacket?
In 1970, the average price of a new home in the United States was approximately this amount.
What is $23,000?
Today: $475,400
Popularized during WWII rationing, this shelf-stable loaf by Hormel became a kitchen staple often sliced, fried, and served with eggs.
What is Spam?
The first permanent English settlement in North America was established here in 1607.
What is Jamestown?
This candy, introduced during World War II, was created so that chocolate wouldn't melt in soldiers' hands.
What are M&M's?
Bell-bottoms, fringe, and tie-dye became symbols of this youth movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
What is the hippie movement?
In 1990, the average price of a movie ticket was about this much.
What is $4.25?
Today: $16.30
Before non-stick pans, 1950s bakers relied on this vegetable shortening brand's iconic blue can to grease their cake tins
What is Crisco
This treaty officially ended the American Revolution in 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
Families often kept important papers, cash, and jewelry in this room because it was least likely to catch fire.
What is the freezer?
Popularized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, this small round hat became an elegant fashion staple of the early 1960s.
What is a pillbox hat?
In 1998, the average price of a gallon of milk was about this much.
What is $2.75?
Today: $4.32