Events in '66
This animated holiday special featuring a green Christmas-hater premiered on TV in 1966.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!?
Kirk Franklin is best known for making music in this genre.
Gospel
This 630-foot stainless steel landmark dominates the St. Louis skyline.
Gateway Arch
Before her voice became the centerpiece of The Carpenters, Karen considered herself primarily this kind of musician.
Drummer
The MacKenzie-Childs estate overlooks this lake, the longest of New York’s Finger Lakes.
Cayuga Lake
This famous English model, known for her pixie cut and enormous eyes, became the face of 1960s fashion in 1966
Twiggy
Kirk Franklin was born and raised in this Texas city.
Fort Worth
Despite St. Louis and Kansas City being better known, this city is actually Missouri’s capital.
Jefferson City
Karen Carpenter was born not in California, but in this New England city.
New Haven, CT
Before Courtly Check became an icon, this colorful MacKenzie-Childs pattern featuring checks, stripes and florals helped establish the brand’s whimsical aesthetic.
Aurora Pattern
This sci-fi television series boldly went where no man had gone before when it premiered in 1966.
Star Trek
One of Franklin's biggest songs, "Stomp" featured God's Property and a member of this popular 90's hip hop group.
Salt n Pepa
This author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was born in Missouri in 1835.
Mark Twain
The Carpenters’ first album was originally released under this title before later being reissued as Ticket to Ride.
Offering
The MacKenzie-Childs property in Aurora was originally a dairy farm belonging to this prestigious university.
Cornell University
Walt Disney died in December 1966, just 10 days after celebrating this birthday
65th Birthday
Kirk Franklin won his first Grammy for this 1996 album, whose title is a question.
Whatcha Lookin’ 4?
Missouri shares a border with this many states, tied with Tennessee for the most of any U.S. state.
Eight
The Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun” actually originated in a commercial for this type of business.
A bank
The whimsical MacKenzie-Childs estate in Aurora is home to a flock of these distinctive black-and-white animals, appropriately dressed to match Courtly Check.
Scottish Highland cattle
In 1966, this Beatles album featuring “Eleanor Rigby” and “Yellow Submarine” was released.
Revolver
In this song, Franklin repeatedly asks listeners if they want one of these — also the song's title.
Revolution
This Missouri-born scientist became the first African American to earn a Bachelor of Science degree and is famous for his agricultural research at Tuskegee.
George Washington Carver
Karen Carpenter recorded a solo album in 1979–80 with this legendary producer, known for work with Barbra Streisand and Whitney Houston.
Phil Ramone
Before her death, Victoria and Richard spent years living aboard a boat they renovated themselves.
The Yankee Ferry