50s
The Soviet Union launched this satellite in October of 1957, making it the first artificial Earth satellite.
Sputnik
This was a near military confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union.
Cuban Missile Crisis
This war came to an end in 1975
Vietnam War
This space shuttle disintegrated 73 seconds after launch on January 26, 1986
Challenger
This 1994 world sporting event came to the United States crowning Brazil as champions
FIFA World Cup
Billboard named him the best artist of the decade (music)
Elvis Presley
These two men were assassinated in the 1960's
President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
This was the highest grossing film of the decade
"Star Wars"
This television channel launched in 1981 and was intended to play music videos
MTV
This Japanese TV show/video game owned by Nintendo was first created in 1996 starring a kid named Ash with sidekick Pikachu.
Pokemon
These were the 2 US presidents during the 1950s
Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower
These baseball players from the New York Yankees were referred to as the "M&M Boys" with one of them breaking Babe Ruth's home run record in 1961
Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris
This sitcom about a very large family ran from 1969-1974. Their family name shares the last name of the quarterback from the New England Patriots.
"The Brady Bunch"
He was a major musical icon in the 1980's with his leather jacket, glove, and moonwalk dance
Michael Jackson
This TV series began in the 1990's starring a group of friends living in New York City that included Jennifer Aniston.
"Friends"
This director, born August 13, 1899, created 11 films in the 1950s including "North by Northwest"
Alfred Hitchcock
These were the 4 members of the most influential band of the 1960's from Liverpool, England
Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison
This was one of the earliest video games including a ball bouncing back and forth with two paddles that moved up and down.
pong
This film was the highest grossing film of the 1980's in which the main character Elliott meets a non-human friend
"E.T."
This Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in 1997.
Princess Diana
A 1951 novel written by J. D. Salinger
"A Catcher in the Rye"
Ford put out this model in 1964
Mustang
The 1972 Olympics was held here, which was overshadowed by 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, a German officer, and 5 rebels being killed.
Munich, Germany
These toys that can change from one machine to another were introduced in the 1980's and later became a series of movies in the 2000s starring Shia Labeouf.
Transformers
This series of books was created by author R.L. Stine and included 62 creepy books.
"Goosebumps"