History Highlights
President responsible for integrating the US military.
Who is Harry Truman? (1948)
Wild Blue Yonder - Robert MacArthur Crawford
Off we go into the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sun;
Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,
At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun!
Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,
Off with one helluva roar!
We live in fame or go down in flame.
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force!
Though this science fiction anthology series ran for only five seasons, it has carried lasting impact as a media franchise.
What is "The Twilight Zone"?
"Since this is the perfect spot to learn, ___________ me tonight"
What is "Teach"?
Teach Me Tonight - DePaul/Kahn (1953)
Did you say I've got a lot to learn?
Well, don't think, I'm tryin' not to learn
Since this is the perfect spot to learn
Oh, teach me tonight
Let's start with the A B C of it
Roll right down to the X Y Z of it
Help me solve the mystery of it
Teach me tonight
The sky's a black board
High above you
If a shooting star goes by
I'll use that star to write I love you
A thousand times across the sky
One thing isn't very clear, my love
Should the teacher stand so near, my love?
Graduation's almost here, my love
Come on and teach me tonight
A tribe in Africa whose diet consists mostly of these tubers was found to have very high rates of twins and multiple births.
What are yams?
Side By Side - (Kay Starr/1953)
Oh, we ain't got a barrel of money, maybe we're ragged and funny
But we'll travel along, singin' a song, side by side
Don't know what's comin' tomorrow, maybe it's trouble and sorrow
But we'll travel the road, sharin' our load, side by side
Through all kinds of weather, what if the sky should fall?
Just as long as we're together, it doesn't matter at all
When they've all had their quarrels and parted
We'll be the same as we started
Just travelin' along, singin' our song, side by side
Debuting on NBC's Puppet Playhouse TV show in 1947, this puppet soon after earned his own show, becoming a household name throughout the '50s and beyond.
Who is Howdy Doody?
It's Howdy Doody Time.
It's Howdy Doody Time.
Bob Smith and Howdy too
Say Howdy Do to you.
Let's give a rousing cheer,
Cause Howdy Doody's here,
It's time to start the show,
So kids let's go!
He was the first U.S. President to conduct a televised news conference.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower? (Jan 19th, 1955)
Mr. Sandman - The Chordettes (1955)
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Make him the cutest that I've ever seen
Give him two lips like roses and clover
Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over
Sandman, I'm so alone
Don't have nobody to call my own
Please turn on your magic beam
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Debbie Reynolds plays an unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps who falls in love with an unconventional southern bachelor in this 1957 film.
What is "Tammy and the Bachelor"?
Tammy
I hear the cottonwoods whisperin' above
Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love
The old hootie owl hootie-hoo's to the dove
Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love
Does my lover feel what I feel when he comes near?
My heart beats so joyfully
You'd think that he could hear
Wish I knew if he knew what I'm dreaming of
Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love
"Fill my heart with song and let me ____________forevermore"
What is "song"?
Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra (1954)
Fly me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, baby, kiss me
Fill my heart with song
And let me sing forevermore
You are all I long for
All I worship and adore
In other words, please be true
In other words, I love you
Eighty babies were born here in 1943 and ten newborns arrived every month thereafter’ until 1946 - just under 300 total.
What is Los Alamos/Box 1663?
The surge in popularity of British bands in the US in the 1960's was called _________________.
What is "the British Invasion"?
Hey Jude - The Beatles (1968)
Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
Hey Jude, don't be afraid.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.
Hey Jude, don't let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude...
This country became the third to launch its own satellite, on November 26, 1965.
What is France?
The Last Time I saw Paris - Jerome Kern
The last time I saw Paris, her heart was warm and gay,
I heard the laughter of her heart in every street caf,
The last time I saw Paris, her trees were dressed for spring,
And lovers walked beneath those trees and birds found songs to sing.
I dodged the same old taxicabs that I had dodged for years.
The chorus of their squeaky horns was music to my ears.
The last time I saw Paris, her heart was warm and gay,
No matter how they change her, I'll remember her that way.
This is the kind of animal that Pinocchio almost turned into.
What is a Donkey?
When You Wish Upon a Star - Pinocchio, 1940
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
"When you're weary, feelin' _________, when tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all"
What is "small"?
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel (1970)
When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I'm on your side
Oh when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part
Oh when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Sail on, silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh if you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
A baby comes into the world with more of these than an adult.
What are bones?
Baby Face - Art Mooney (1948)
baby face
You've got the cutest little baby face
There's not another who could take your place
baby face
My poor heart's jumpin'
You sure have started somethin'
Baby face
I'm up in heaven
When i'm in your fond embrace
I don't need a shove 'cause I
I fell in love with your pretty baby face
Swanson introduced this product in 1954 - designed to look like food served in the glamorous airline industry.
What are TV Dinners?
Young at Heart - Frank Sinatra (1954)
Fairy tales can come true
It can happen to you if you're young at heart
For it's hard, you will find
To be narrow of mind if you're young at heart
You can go to extremes with impossible schemes
You can laugh when your dreams fall apart at the seams
And life gets more exciting with each passing day
And love is either in your heart or on it's way
Don't you know that it's worth
Every treasure on earth to be young at heart
For as rich as you are
It's much better by far to be young at heart
And if you should survive to a hundred and five
Look at all you'll derive out of bein' alive
And here is the best part, you have a head start
If you are among the very young at heart
Queen Elizabeth II was the daughter of Queen Elizabeth and this king.
Who is King George VI?
God Save the Queen - (1744)
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen!
1969's "Midnight Cowboy" took home Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay and earned Oscar nominations for both of its stars - Jon Voight and this gentleman.
Who is Dustin Hoffman?
Everybody's Talkin' - Harry Nilsson
Everybody's talkin' at me
I don't hear a word they're sayin'
Only the echoes of my mind
People stoppin', starin'
I can't see their faces
Only the shadows of their eyes
I'm goin' where the sun keeps shinin'
Through the pourin' rain
Goin' where the weather suits my clothes
Bankin' off of the northeast winds
Sailin' on summer breeze
And skippin' over the ocean like a stone
"Now I know you're not the only ___________ in the sea, if I never hear your name again it's all the same to me."
What is "starfish"?
Red Rubber Ball - The Cyrkle (1966)
I should have known you'd bid me farewell
There's a lesson to be learned from this and I learned it very well
Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea
If I never hear your name again, it's all the same to me
And I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball
You never care for secrets I confide
For you I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all ya had to give
And I think it's gonna be all right
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball
When push comes to shove, the uterus could easily adapt to this situation in active labor.
What is unconsciousness?
Wake Up Little Susie
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
We've both been sound asleep
Wake up, little Susie and weep
The movie's over, it's four o'clock
And we're in trouble deep
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
Well, what are we gonna tell your mama?
What are we gonna tell your pa'?
What are we gonna tell our friends when they say
"Ooh, la, la"?
Wake up, little Susie
Wake up, little Susie
The advertising slogan “There’s always room for _______” was introduced in 1964 to promote the product as a “light dessert” after a heavy meal.
What is jell-O?
Allen Ginsberg called this psychadelic-loving psychologist "a hero of American consciousness". The counter-culture icon coined phrases such as "turn on, tune in, drop out", "set and setting", and "think for yourself and question authority".
Who is Timothy Leary?
Hey, Mr. Tamborine Man - Bob Dylan
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you
Take me on a trip upon your magic swirling ship
My senses have been stripped
My hands can't feel to grip
My toes too numb to step
Wait only for my boot heels to be wandering
I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade
Into my own parade
Cast your dancing spell my way, I promise to go under it
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you
This sitcom, which ran from 1966-1963, was about the antics of two identical cousins.
What is the Patty Duke Show?
Meet Cathy, who's lived most everywhere,
From Zanzibar to Berkeley Square*
But Patty's only seen the sights
A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights -
What a crazy pair!
But they're cousins,
Identical cousins all the way.
One pair of matching bookends,
Different as night and day.
Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballets Russes, and crepes suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control -
What a wild duet!
Still, they're cousins,
Identical cousins and you'll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike,
At times they even talk alike -
You can lose your mind,
When cousins are two of a kind.
"You keep _____________ when you oughta been changin"
What is "samin'"?
These Boots are Made For Walkin - Nancy Sinatra (1966)
You keep sayin' you've got somethin' for me
Somethin' you call love but confess
You've been a'messin' where you shouldn't 've been a'messin'
And now someone else is getting all your best
These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
Ya
You keep lyin' when you oughta be truthin'
And you keep losing when you oughta not bet
You keep samin' when you oughta be a'changin'
Now what's right is right but you ain't been right yet
These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
You keep playin' where you shouldn't be playin'
And you keep thinkin' that you'll never get burnt (ha)
I just found me a brand new box of matches, yeah
And what he knows you ain't had time to learn
These boots are made for walkin'
And that's just what they'll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you
When the fetus' lungs are mature, they produce two of these, which seem to produce an inflammatory response in the uterus that begins the labor process.
What are proteins?
Hippies, beatniks, and wanderers flocked to this neighborhood during the height of the counterculture movement in the 1960s.
What is Haight-Ashbury?
San Fransisco - Scott McKenzie (1967)
If you're going to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you're going to San Francisco
You're gonna meet some gentle people there
For those who come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
In the streets of San Francisco
Gentle people with flowers in their hair
All across the nation such a strange vibration
People in motion
There's a whole generation with a new explanation
People in motion people in motion
For those who come to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there