Turning 60 in 2024
Back in 1964 apple-currant was in the original flavor lineup of these toaster pastries
Pop-Tarts
It can mean of utmost importance or essential to life
Vital
"I'm that bad type make your mama sad type, make your girlfriend mad tight might seduce your dad type... I'm the bad guy"
Billie Elilish
Erupting with flavor, it's the yummy dessert seen here, named for its center
Lava Cake
Candace Cameron Bure & Jodie Sweetin got some yuks on the Netflix reboot with this title
Fuller House
This computer language whose full name tells you it's for beginners was introduced at 4 a.m. on May 1, 1964
BASIC
It's an adjective meaning of or related to one's birth
Natal
"When I'm out walking, I strut my stuff, and I'm so strung out, I'm high as a kite, I just might stop to check you out"
Violent Femmes
Bad when it's caused by heavy rain, good when it's a dessert cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur & Irish cream
Mudslide
After dozens of movies, this TV series took Robin Wright to a new level of stardom
House of Cards
A perfect line from this satiric film: "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here. This is the War Room"
Dr. Stangelove
Anne-Sophie Mutter is an acclaimed player of this
the Violin
"If you want my body, & you think I'm sexy, come on sugar, let me know, if you really need me, just reach out & touch me"
Rod Stewart
These cakes were immortalized by Proust in his "Remembrance of Things Past"
Madeleines
The Talking Heads were "fighting fire with fire" in this song that may result in a call to your insurance guy
This 1964 novel by Louise Fitzhugh introduced readers to the title girl sleuth who made observations in her notebook
Harriet the Spy
French inventor & engineer Louis Bleriot was a pioneer in this field
Aviation
"Say it ain't so, I will not go, turn the lights off, carry me home, na-na, na-na, na-na, na-na, na na"
Blink-182
Made with egg whites & coconut but needing no flour, these cookies are traditional during the Jewish Passover
Macaroons
Called America's defining Celtic hip-hop group, they hit the Top 5 with a 1990s party anthem
House of Pain
The First Ladies' Hall was one of its original galleries when it opened to the public on January 23, 1964
Museum of American History
The seeds of this tropical tree yield a yellowish-red dye that's used as a food coloring, especially for cheese & margarine
Annatto
"I got a woman, way over town, that's good to me, oh yeah. Say, I got a woman way over town that's good to me, oh yeah"
Ray Charles
Italian for "cooked cream", this eggless custard can be garnished with raspberries
Panna Cotta
Ben Kingsley got an Oscar nomination for playing an Iranian immigrant with dreams of home ownership in this drama
House of Sand and Fog