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This popular board game from the early 1900s features street names based out of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Faye Dunaway acts as this famous 1940s Hollywood star in 1981’s Mommie Dearest.
Who is Joan Crawford?
There is am unproven myth that this obese President got stuck in a bathtub and needed seizure men to help him out.
Who is William Howard Taft?
For her work in radiology, this scientist was the first female to win a Novel Prize.
Who is Marie Curie?
Queen singer Freddie Mercury died from this infamous virus in the early 1990s.
What is HIV/AIDS?
Murderer Rodney Alcala was a contestant on this popular 1970s game show, without showrunners realizing he had a long list of crimes and killings behind him.
What is The Dating Game?
Many World War II soldiers would have a pin-up of this actress sporting a bathing suit in their lockers.
Who is Betty Grable?
The titular star of this popular 1950s sitcom faced accusations of being a Communist, and had to testify to the House Un-American Activities Commitee.
What is I Love Lucy?
The 2010 book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks speaks about the titular character's family's disgust and distrust in the medical field when these cells from her body were kept without consent.
What is cancer?
Dr. Jonas Salk created the first vaccine for this disease in 1955, nearly eliminating a disease that once was a massive death contributor to children.
What is polio?
This popular game show had contestants running through the aisles, trying to get the most groceries in their cart for the highest total.
What is Supermarket Sweep?
This California city has a famous sign that sports the town name, originally started in 1923 as a real estate gimmick.
Where is Hollywood?
This President was the only President to resign while in office in 1974, following a scandalous tenure.
Who is Richard Nixon?
In this year, Apollo 11 made a historic trek by sending astronauts to the moon.
What is 1969?
This scientific creation is known as the world's first official antibiotic.
What is penicillin?
This comedienne make frequent appearances on the game show, Password .
Who is Lucille Ball?
A sultry version of "Happy Birthday To You" was sung in honor of this President's birthday by Marilyn Monroe.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
She was the first Justice to serve on the Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Dolly, this type of animal, was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell.
What is a sheep?
This profession started changing its attire from a white dress to scrubs in the early 1980s.
What is nurses?
This popular card game shares its name with a liqueur.
What is Gin?
Liza Minnelli made a famous career of singing and acting, following in the footsteps of her mother, this acclaimed actress.
Who is Judy Garland?
The 1983 film, The Day After, was a timely film that depicted the aftermath of this dangerous weapon.
What is a nuclear bomb?
This planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet, and no longer considered in the rank of the other eight planets in 2006.
What is Pluto?
This transmittable disease had its last natural case in 1977, and was declared eradicated by the WHO in 1980.