Music
They sang "Let it Be" and "Hey Jude."
Who are the Beatles?
It's the decade that was hit hard by the dust bowl, but it also brought FDR's new deal.
What are the 1930s?
The First Lady of the United States from 2008 - 2016.
Who is Michelle Obama?
Slicing it might make you cry.
What is an onion?
123 years ago today, this musical opened in Chicago. There's no place like home. Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my!
What is Wizard of the Oz?
He's a 19-year-old who gives piano recitals at Rockridge.
Who is Noah?
It was the decade of the AIDs epidemic, and the challenger disaster.
What are the 1980s?
Host of PBS series “The Joy of Painting,” he taught millions of children how to paint.
Who is Bob Ross?
The cost of this has skyrocketed because of the bird flu.
What are eggs?
This country, now led by Benjamin Netanyahu, withdrew from Lebanon exactly 25 years ago today.
What is Israel?
Known as the “First Lady of Song,” she sang "Misty" and "Summertime."
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
It's a decade that roared to a start but ended with a crash.
What are the 1920s?
Her name is the last word in the title of this famous movie. When Harry met ___.
Who is Sally?
Having too much of this fish, which is often canned, can lead to mercury poisoning.
What is Tuna?
It's the country that sent the first women to space 62 years ago today. The U.S. later feared that they would win the race to the moon.
What is the Soviet Union (Russia)?
He composed classical music across his whole life, even after he became completely deaf in 1814.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
It's when the Red Sox ended their world series drought, and when Al Gore Disputed the presidential election.
What are the 2000s?
She was the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Who is Eleanor Sarah Roosevelt?
This fermented food, which is made from soybeans, is a staple in Japanese cuisine and is often served as soup.
What is Miso?
According to ancient scrolls, this rare event where the Moon passes the Sun and Earth, blocking the sun’s light, occured over 2000 years ago today.
What is a solar eclipse?
It was a broadway musical and subsequent movie, featuring music by Swedish pop band Abba.
What is Mamma Mia?
It was the decade wen the brief Spanish-American war started and ended.
What are the 1890s?
She was the sister of President John F. Kennedy, and passed tragically in a plane crash in 1948.
Who is Kathleen Kennedy?
It's a spice that's often used in baking. It comes from the inner bark of a tree.
What is cinnamon?
167 years ago today, he said "A house divided against itself cannot stand." He later became the 16th president, serving until he was assasinated.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?