This American Life:
Big Picture Version
Big Picture Version
These two states were admitted into the Union in the 1950's.
What were Alaska and Hawaii?
This candy, introduced in the 1950's, developed the famous tagline, "Melts in your mouth and not in your hands." (still used today)
What was M&M?
The year of the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion.
What was 1961?
This was considered one of the largest and most controversial military campaigns of the Vietnam War.
What was the Tet Offensive?
Ray Kroc was selling this when he first visited the McDonald brothers.
What was milkshake mixers.
This popular plastic toy, shaped in a big ring, was made by Wham-O in 1956 and is still popular with kids today.
What was the Hula-hoop?
One of President Kennedy's most trusted advisors was his brother, Robert. JFK promoted him to this high ranking office/position when he was elected President.
What was the Attorney General of the United States?
This was the year in the 1960's that General Moa Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution in China. This enhanced the US's need to contain communism.
What was 1964?
The location of the very first Levitt house.
What was Long Island, New York.
This was the common name for country music in the 1950's. Elvis is associated with blending this, gospel and rock for his signature sound:
A. Southern Blues
B. Western Swing
C. Rockabilly
D. Honky-tonk
What is C. Rockabilly?
While being transferred from a local Dallas prison, Lee Harvey was assassinated by this night club owner with ties to organized crime.
Who was Jack Ruby?
The American college (located in Ohio) where the Nation Guard opened fire and killed 4 students.
What was Kent State?
The 1950's sitcom series written from the point of view of a child growing up and navigating being a boy in 1950's America.
What was "Leave it to Beaver?"
For hippies, this was Manhattan's equivalent to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury District.
What is the Village?
The exact location that many believe Lee Harvey Oswald was at the time President Kennedy was fatally shot.
What was the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
This was the nickname given to South Vietnam's soldiers, the Viet Kong, by the US military.
What was Charlie? (V=Victor and C=Charlie)
In November of 1959, Ford announced it was ending production of this car (named for Ford's son) which caused a $250 million dollar loss.
What was the Edsel?
After the 1957 season, these two pro baseball teams packed up and moved to CA.
What were the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants? (Today the LA Dodgers and the San Fran Giants----In my opinion, neither are as good as the Boston Red Sox! Go Sox!)
The man who unknowingly recorded the assassination of President Kennedy.
Who was Abraham Zapruder?
The year that Saigon fell to South Vietnam prompted American complete evacuation from the nation.
What was 1975?