John F. Kennedy succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as the 35th President.
What is 1961.
100
WWF Monday Night Raw premieres.
What is 1993.
100
The Beatles release their first album.
What is 1963.
100
Star Wars is released in movie theaters.
What is 1977.
100
Dave Thomas opens his first restaurant in a former steakhouse in Columbus, OH. He names the chain Wendy's.
What is 1969.
200
Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch.
What is 1986.
200
The U.S. boycotted the Olympics in this year.
What is 1980.
200
Soul Train premieres.
What is 1971.
200
Ghostbusters was the top-grossing movie of this year.
What is 1984.
200
The name 'Micro-soft' is used by Bill Gates in a letter to Paul Allen.
What is 1975.
300
New York City introduces a subway train that operates without a crew on board.
What is 1962.
300
The Dallas Cowboys won this year's Super Bowl Championship 27-10 over the Denver Broncos.
What is 1978.
300
Coolio's 'Gangsta's Paradise' was the biggest hit single of this year.
What is 1995.
300
The movie 'Field of Dreams' is released.
What is 1989.
300
Name this year: MCMXCVIII
What is 1998.
400
Heat waves across the U.S. cause nearly 17,000 excess deaths.
What is 1988.
400
Monday Night Football debuted this year on ABC.
What is 1970.
400
Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a live bat thrown at him during a performance in Des Moines, IA. He thought it was rubber.
What is 1982.
400
The movie 'Jerry Maguire' is released this year.
What is 1996.
400
The video game 'Mario Party' was released this year.
What is 1999.
500
The first handheld cellular phone call is made by Martin Cooper in New York City.
What is 1973.
500
The Green Bay Packers become the FIRST team to win 3 consecutive NFL championships, 21-17 over the Dallas Cowboys in what became known as the 'Ice Bowl'.
What is 1967.
500
Rolling Stones' 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' is one of the biggest hit singles of the year.
What is 1965.
500
'The Silence of the Lambs' wins 'Best Film' at the Academy Awards.