Pop Culture
This famous American actress died in 1962 at the young age of 36.
Marilyn Monroe
The controversy of this prolonged event caused a lot of turmoil in the United States as well as other parts of the world including questions over its efficacy, morality, and cost.
What is the Vietnam War?
On July 15th, 1965 Mariner 4 sent the first close-up photos of this planet.
What is Mars?
Thirty-two acts persevered through this natural event that plagued the concert.
What is rain?
A pink Chanel suit once worn by this first lady became a famous image in popular culture due to the substance that ended up covering the suit.
Who is Jackeline Kennedy-Onassis?
This was signed into law by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 as a health insurance program for the elderly.
What is Medicare?
This environmental science book was published in 1962 and documented the previously unknown harm caused by the use of DDT.
What is Silent Spring?
The Woodstock character, a yellow bird that is Snoopy's best friend, was created by this comic author.
Who is Charles M. Schulz?
This TV show known for a vivid cast of colorful characters first aired in 1969.
What is Sesame Street?
This 14-letter word came to describe the anti-establishment cultural phenomenon that developed in the Western world during the mid-20th century.
What is counterculture?
in 1964 IBM produced this product, a combination of the typewriter and computer.
What is the word processor?
Woodstock was actually not held in the town of Woodstock but this other small New York town.
What is Bethel?
A first of many in a long series, this movie was released in 1962 and starred Sean Connery.
What is James Bond?
This became a famous image after being given at the 1968 Summer Olympics, giving by U.S. track stars John Carlos and Tommie Smith.
What is the black power salute?
This beauty product was developed in 1960 as an alternative to regular UV radiation which is how the process is normally undergone.
What is artificial suntanning cream?
The concert's security was originally going to be handled by a group of off-duty NYC police officers, but the officers were forced to withdrawal warning they were violating regulations against this labor practice.
What is Moonlighting?
This business became a popular fixture, even so much as being part of its name, of a famous 1961 movie which also featured a cat simply named 'cat.'
What is Tiffany's?
This was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
What is Prague Spring?
Hugely important now, Texas Instrument patented the first in 1961 for the use in electronic circuits.
What is the silicon chip?
This band performed on the evening of August 16th, ended their set after a 36-minute version of "Turn On Your Love Light."
What is the Grateful Dead?