American History
This 1964 act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion or national origin
Civil Rights act
Cement plus water plus sand &/or gravel equals this hard stuff used in construction
Concrete
2009:
3 members of a specialized Army team try to deal with a roadside bomb
The Hurt Locker
A 1992 Nike ad starring Michael Jordan & Bugs Bunny, aka "Hare Jordan", led to the birth of this movie franchise
Space Jam
Using a type of quasiparticle, Microsoft said it created a new state of this for quantum computers
Majorna zero modes
Enacted in 1781, this first charter of U.S. govt. failed to give Congress the power to tax, leaving it largely ineffective
Articles of Confederation
Thanks to its tetrahedral atomic structure, this pure-carbon mineral is the hardest known substance in nature
Diamond
1982:
Flying cars zip over a dark, dystopian 2019 Los Angeles
Blade Runner
In 2003 this company's ad offered a humorous take on the ending of the movie "Cast Away"
A Saudi investment fund's purchase of Niantic Games, known for this "GO", also brings with it a ton of user location data
Pokémon Go
The Battle of San Juan Hill was the bloodiest for U.S. forces in this war; our foe had half as many casualties
Spanish American war
Per the 1666 Rebuilding of London Act, "against future perills of fire", all future buildings were to be made of stone &/or this
Bricks
1965:
Aerial views of mountains, lakes & villages swoop into a shot of a sole figure in an Alpine meadow
The Sound of Music
Oscar winner Taika Waititi directed "Last Harvest", a tearjerking 2026 ad for this snack brand
Lays
A newly elected President Trump claimed some of Biden's pardons were invalid due to this machine, a writing implement
Auto pen
This former first lady had a major role in drafting the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Eleanor Roosevelt
So strong it's used in making propeller shafts for nuclear subs, lignum vitae is one of the world's hardest types of this
Wood
1994: A young couple discuss the pros & cons of various types of robbery & decide to stick up the coffee shop they're sitting in
Pulp Fiction
Called the G.O.A.T. of Super Bowl ads, the commercial in which Apple unveiled the Macintosh was inspired by this novel
1984
In 2026 NASA launched This mission to the moon the first in 54 years
Artemis 2
Ida Tarbell's reporting on Standard Oil was part of the early 1900s journalism derisively called this movement
Muckraking
This word refers to what's been done to steel if it's heated to a high temperature, then cooled for increased hardness
Quenching
1958:
A rooftop chase in which a detective (Jimmy Stewart) discovers his dizzying fear of heights
Vertigo
Titled "Brotherhood", a 2013 ad from Budweiser tracked the bond between a trainer & a horse of this breed
Clydesdale
In 1898 Marie Curie founded this substance which the symbol RA which exposer can kill you if you spend prolonged time near it including her.
Radium