1960's
This nickname was given to American teenagers and college kids who embraced counterculture by growing out their hair, wearing tye-dye shirts, and walking around without shoes.
Hippie
This genre of music was loved by some but hated by others so much, that albums were lit on fire and destroyed in large numbers.
Disco
This video game first introduced at arcades in 1980 involved a player attempting to eat as many dots as possible before being caught by ghosts.
Pac-Man
Before he was slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, Will Smith starred as a West Philadelphia teenager moving to California with his uncle and aunt, cousins, and their butler in this T.V. show.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
This National Football League (NFL) Quarterback was a 6th-round draft pick in 2000 but by the end of his 5th season, he was a 3-time Super Bowl champion.
Tom Brady
This cartoon which debuted in 1969, featured a group of teenagers and their talking dog attempting to solve mysteries.
Scooby-Doo
This hairstyle was very popular particularly amongst African Americans during the decade.
Afro
This company pre-dates Netflix and allowed people to rent movies on VHS to take home and watch.
Blockbuster
The undisputed G.O.A.T. of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who won 6 championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan
This performer posthumously received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor after his death in 2008 for his role as a famous DC Comics villain.
Heath Ledger (The Joker in The Dark Knight)
The most popular band of the 1960's featured 4 young men from Liverpool, England whose music changed the world forever.
The Beatles
This 1970's television show that debuted in 1975 is still running to this day and features comedians performing skits in front of a live studio and television audience.
Saturday Night Live (SNL)
This sitcom featuring a Black family is not held in the same regard as it used to given recent revelations that the show's star was a serial rapist.
The Cosby Show (Bill Cosby)
This rap artist that was known for songs such as "Big Poppa" and "Hypnotize" died in 1997 in Los Angeles in a drive-by shooting.
Biggie Smalls (The Notorious B.I.G.)
The 2002 film 8 Mile is mainly based on this rap artist from Detroit, Michigan.
Eminem
This hallucinogenic drug was very popular during the decade and was referred to by 3 letters.
LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)
Johnny Carson, the host of The Tonight Show, started an untrue rumor on television in 1973 that led to panic buying of this household product.
Toilet Paper
These fabric-covered elastic hair ties were commonly used by women throughout the decade.
Scrunchies
This 1995 movie was the first entirely computer-animated film.
Toy Story
This social media platform introduced in 2003 before Facebook allowed users to upload their personal messages, photos, and interests for others to see.
MySpace
The most famous Boxer of his era was the heavyweight champion of the world before he was stripped of his boxing title for refusing induction into the Vietnam War.
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)
This infamous American came before Jeffery Dahmer, but like Dahmer, he was a serial killer that terrified the entire country.
Ted Bundy
This National Hockey League (NHL) player who competed for the Edmonton Oilkers & Los Angeles Kings was the greatest scorer and player the moment he touched during ice in the 1980's.
Wayne Gretzky
Before iPods, these devices allowed users to download music from the internet to listen to.
MP3 Players
This reality T.V. show introduced in 2000 saw 51 million people tune in to see the season 1 finale episode.
Survivor