1940s
Born 1 second into the year 1946, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling was the first kid in this huge wave
Baby Boom
9-volt batteries were introduced to power these radios pressed to 1950s teenagers' ears
Transistor
"Toot Sweets" & "Truly Scrumptious" were 2 of the tunes in this 1960s musical about a magical flying car
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
In the 1970s we got more of the middle with the introduction of the Double Stuf variety of this cookie
Oreo
18-month-old Jessica McClure captured the nation's attention in 1987 after she fell into one of these
A well
When the U.K.'s 99-year lease on this crown colony ended, China retook control on July 1, 1997
Hong Kong
1940s folk supergroup the Almanac Singers included Pete Seeger & this other legend & writer of "This Land Is Your Land"
Woodie Guthrie
All published in the 1950s, 7 books make up this series by C.S. Lewis
Chronicles of Narnia
In its infancy in the early 1960s, it was promoted as "sidewalk surfing"
Skateboarding
Japan gave the world the Sony Walkman & this 1974 Sanrio cartoon creation
Hello Kitty
The first female British prime minister, she lead Great Britain for the entire 1980s
Margaret Thatcher
The bidding began in 1995 when Pierre Omidyar launched this auction website
eBay
This alliterative cocktail that gets it "kick" from vodka was said to have been created as part of a 1940s Smirnoff campaign
Moscow Mule
One story says this sandwich of corned beef, sauerkraut & Swiss cheese was created for a poker game in the 1950s
Reuben
In 1964 D.C. residents were allowed to vote for president for the first time, going 85% for this man
Lyndon Johnson
People doing this dance at a nightclub in the 1970s inspired Van McCoy to write a song about it
The Hustle
The most visible symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall was torn down by the citizens of Berlin in this year
1989
Suzanne Somers squeezed out a small fortune advertising this exercise product in the 1990s
Thighmaster
In 1948 this freckle-faced, plaid-shirted puppet had "plastic" surgery to improve his looks
Howdy Doody
In 1950 cartoonist Mort Walker introduced this character as a college student; a year later, he joined the army
Beetle Bailey
Popular in surfer culture, this energetic dance style shares its name with an ethnic group of East-Central Africa
The Watusi
On Jan. 2, 1974 President Nixon signed a bill lowering the maximum speed limit on the highways to this
55
In the 1980s Kellogg's sugar these were renamed honey these
smacks
A 51-day standoff between the feds & Branch Davidians took place in 1993 near this seat of McLennan County, Texas
Waco
Seems odd, but in the 1940s this man's act with Charlie McCarthy was a smash on radio
Edgar Bergen
Dan Robbins created these kits in the 1950s to appeal to budding adult artists; beginner kits came with 20 colors
Paint by Numbers
In 1968 Jim Lovell described it as "essentially gray--no color... like plaster of Paris or sort of a grayish beach sand"
The Moon
When participating in the 1970s fad for these, Betty Ford used the handle "First Mama"
CB Radios
Gary Hart's Presidential campaign fizzled after he spent time aboard the "Monkey Business" with this woman
Donna Rice
A 1990s computer text retrieval protocol shared its name with this rodent
Gopher