Moons
Stars
1929
Police Lingo
Growing up in the 50s
100

This type of moon must be rare , everybody says it only happens once

Blue Moon

100

This is the name of the "North Star"

Polaris

100

7 members of Chicago's North Side Gang are murdered in a garage in February. It becomes known as this

St Valentine's Day Massacre

100

What an APB is

All Points Bulletin

100

The term "teenager" comes into a modern usage in the 50s. It is nudged into our lexicon for this purpose

Marketing, its always about the money

200

The type of moon that would be beneficial to farmers

Harvest moon

200

These 3 stars called the Pleiades make up the belt in this constellation. It is supposed that the Pyramids of Giza  are built to their orientation

Orion

200

A Princess is born ... in Philadelphia ! She will be a  Hollywood actress first , star of "Dial M for Murder", "it Takes a Thief" and "Rear Window"

Grace Kelly

200

What a BOLO is

Be On Look Out

200

This magazine designed to appeal to teenage girls began featuring fashion and romance oriented advice in the 1950s

Seventeen

300

The name of Henry Hudson's ship

Half Moon

300

The brightest star in the sky, usually, no not the satellite radio system

Sirius

300

The last week of October is bad news for your money as this happens

Wall St crash

300

An MVA

Motor Vehicle Accident

300

A new generation of counter culture begins with hair styles , facial hair and style of dress called this.

Beatniks

400

The moons effects the Earth through ocean tides and this is abundantly clear in this Canadian bay were tides are extreme

Bay of Fundy

400

The most prolific of all star groupings, part of Ursa Major. Drink up!

The Big Dipper

400

The first appearance of this cartoon appears. Spinach becomes more popular.... maybe

Popeye

400

What "your 20" means , derived from the 10 code system, your 10-20

Your location

400

the gathering places for 50s teen and their sporting activity centers around these two places

Bowling Alleys and roller rinks

500

A gibbous moon , meaning its only partially visible, can be "waning" or this

Waxing

500

Daily Double!!!!!    If you live in Australia or New Zeakand the most prominent visible constellation is called Crux, but is better known as this because of its shape

The Southern Cross

500

The Italian government allow this entity to become independent on February 11

Vatican City

500

AFIS is a way of identifying people using this feature

Fingerprints

500

A groundbreaking musical show begins in Philadelphia named this and it soon goes national.  It  shows teens dancing and introduces new music

American Bandstand