Moon River
"Moon River" is his signature song.
Andy Williams. "Moon River" was the eventual theme song for his variety show, which aired during the 1960s. He started out performing in the Elvis Presley tradition before transforming into a crooner.
Dolly Parton blocks off these hours for work.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. The tune is "9 to 5" and was the title song of the 1980 film of the same name.
This alternative to a roast was a weeknight dinner staple during the mid-20th century.
Meatloaf
Susan Lucci starred as Erica Kane in this ABC soap set in Pine Valley from 1970 until the show ended in 2011.
All My Children. The show ran for 41 years, and Susan Lucci finally won an Emmy for Best Actress after 19 nominations.
It's the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film with the classic shower scene.
Psycho. Anthony Perkins starred as Norman Bates.
American Camelot refers to the era that this family resided in the White House
The Kennedys. The Camelot legend was created by the first lady after President Kennedy's assassination.
Moon River is wider than this.
A mile
Easy like this morning by the Commodores - released in 1977.
Sunday. The tune is "Easy," and the line from the song is "I'm easy like Sunday morning."
Long before the instant pot, we used its predecessor for canning low-acidic foods.
Pressure cooker. Some of today's instant pots double as air fryers.
Set in the fictional town of Salem, Macdonald Carey opened each show by saying, "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the [name of the show]"
Days of our Lives. It's still airing on NBC, and several of the early cast members still play their original roles. Diedre Hall has played Marlena Evans for three decades.
This 1962 Middle Eastern drama stars Peter O'Toole and features Omar Sharif and Anthony Quinn.
Lawrence of Arabia. It is the story about the life of T.E. Lawrence. He served in the Middle East during World War I. When he returns home, King George V is to bestow the Order of the Bath on him at a royal audience, but Lawrence refuses the honor. According to the king, "He left me holding the box in my hand."
This decade changed popular music forever.
The 1960s. When the Beatles and other British bands landed in North America, rock 'n' roll came of age. The term rock 'n' roll was coined in the 1950s, but the beat was different from that of the 1960s. Frank Sinatra said, "Rock and roll is the most brutal, ugly, degenerate, vicious form of expression-lewd, sly, in plain fact, dirty- a rancid-smelling aphrodisiac and the martial music of every side-burned delinquent on the face of the earth."
Style.
Chicago takes you to the park on this day - released in 1972.
Saturday. The tune is "Saturday in the Park"
Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz, and Michael Nesmith made up this band.
The Monkees. Their television show debuted on NBC in 1966.
This gothic soap aired from 1966-1971 and featured the Collins family from Collinsport, Maine, and their governess Victoria Winters.
Dark Shadows. The show revolved around dark themes and mysterious circumstances. It was a hit with kids who would come straight home to watch it.
This 1971 ABC Movie of the Week is the story of Chicago Bears running back Brian Piccolo's struggle with cancer and his friendship with teammate Gale Sayers.
Brian's Song. James Caan plays the title role, and the film was released years after Piccolo's death.
On January 28, 1986, this space shuttle exploded.
Challenger. It exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff while we watched live on TV. In 2003 the space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry.
"Oh, dream maker, you [two words.]"
The music died. The tune is "The Day the Music Died."
This Japanese automaker was the first to import a Japanese car into the United States.
Toyota. It was the Toyota Crown, and it was first imported in 1957.
Time magazine called this ABC (formerly CBS) soap set in the Midwest in the fictional town of Monticello "TV's most merciless soap opera."
The Edge of Night. It was one of the first half-hour TV soaps and debuted the same day as As the World Turns. It was styled on the Perry Mason radio show.
Robin Williams' character starts each day's broadcast in this 1987 war story with "Gooooooood morrrrrrrrrrrning, [name of country]," which is also the title of the film/
Good Morning, Vietnam. The film follows this unorthodox Army D.J. after he's reassigned from Crete to Vietnam.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus in this city.
Montgomery, Alabama. It led to a yearlong boycott of the local bus system.
"Wherever you're going, I'm [three words]."
Going your way.
"[Girl's name] Tuesday" by the Rolling Stones - released in 1967.
Ruby. The tune is "Ruby Tuesday"
According to a mid-century cookbook, only one of these refers to liquid ingredients - dash or pinch.
This CBS soap appears in the Guinness World Records for being the "longest-running drama in television in American history." It ran from 1952-2009 after a 30-year run on radio and was set in the Midwest in the fictional town of Springfield. It revolved around the Bauer family.
Guiding Light
Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, and Dan Aykroyd star in this original 1984 film about three parapsychologists.
Ghostbusters.
On August 3, 1981, air traffic slowed to a crawl for several months due to a strike by this group.
"Two drifters, [five words]."
Off to see the world.
Neil Sedaka sings about this type of girl - released in 1960.
Calendar. The tune is "Calendar Girl"
This bank issued the first bank-issued credit card.
Bank of America. It was issued in 1958, and it was called BankAmericard. It was later renamed Visa.
This NBC soap was a spinoff of Another World, and some of the characters occasionally crossed over from one show to the other. It was set in the fictional town of Somerset, Illinois. The show originally revolved around Robert Delaney and his Delaney Brands conglomerate.
Somerset.
In this 1957 film, E.G. Marshall, Ed Begley, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Jack Klugman, and others serve on the jury in a capital murder trial. One by one, they change their minds about the defendant's guilt or innocence.
12 Angry Men
The Yom Kippur War, the oil embargo, Watergate hearings, and Secretariat winning the Triple Crown defined this year.
1973.