Events
This war escalated in the 1960s with significant U.S. military involvement.
What is the Vietnam War?
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up..."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This city hosted the 1960 Summer Olympics and is the capital of Italy.
What is Rome?
This popular building toy, made up of interlocking plastic bricks, started being sold in the United States in 1962.
What are LEGO bricks?
This comedy series starred Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife in a small North Carolina town.
What is "The Andy Griffith Show"?
He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
Who is Neil Armstrong?
This city was divided by a wall from 1961 until 1989, symbolizing the Cold War divide.
What is Berlin?
This iconic toy, introduced by Wham-O in 1963, became a popular outdoor activity for kids.
What is the Frisbee?
This show depicted the lives of seven castaways stranded on a deserted island.
What is "Gilligan's Island"?
This British band made their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964.
Who are The Beatles?
"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes"
Who is Andy Warhol?
This city was the capital of West Germany during the 1960s.
What is Bonn?
This type of non-stick cookware, using a substance called Teflon, became widely available in the 1960s.
What are non-stick pans?
This western series followed the life of the Cartwright family on their ranch.
What is "Bonanza"?
This novel by Harper Lee, published in 1960, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
What is "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
"The times, they are a-changin'."
Who is Bob Dylan?
This city was the capital of the Soviet Union during the 1960s.
What is Moscow?
This company introduced the first commercially successful video game, "Pong," in 1969.
What is Atari?
This animated TV show featured a futuristic family living in the year 2062.
What is "The Jetsons"?
This British fashion icon popularized the miniskirt in the 1960s.
Who is Mary Quant?
Who is Irina Dunn?
This city became the capital of an independent Ghana in 1957 and remained so in the 1960s.
What is Accra?
This communication satellite, launched by NASA in 1962, was the first to relay live television across the Atlantic.
What is Telstar?
This series followed the crew of the USS Enterprise on their space adventures.
What is "Star Trek"?