1950s
On Nov. 3, 1957, Laika the dog became the first living creature to orbit Earth, on the second of these soviet satellites.
What is Sputnik?
This decade introduced the growth and popularity of this genre of music.
What is rock?
On July 2, 1976, these two Asian countries officially reunited.
What are North and South Vietnam?
Tanya Roberts looked "heavenly" when she joined the cast of this series in November 1980.
What is "Charlie's Angels"?
Russia’s first elected President.
Who is Boris Yeltsin?
In 1951, he joined Francis Crick at a British lab to work on DNA structure.
Who is James Watson?
She was a legendary fashion icon of the 1960's who had become internationally known as the world's first supermodel.
Who is Twiggy?
From 1974 to 1978 this murderer terrorized victims all across the United States, and was finally caught in Pensacola, Florida, on February 15, 1978
Ted Bundy
In 1985 we discovered the location of this ship long lost in the Atlantic Ocean depths
The Titanic
The first animated feature film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
What is Disney’s Beauty and the Beast?
In 1958, the year he turned 15, he became the youngest chess grandmaster to that time.
Who was Bobby Fisher?
The name of the first spaceflight that landed on the moon.
What is Apollo 11?
In the 1970s you paid a $40 adoption fee for Little People, the precursor to these dolls that came with birth certificates.
What are Cabbage Patch Kids?
AIDS
The first female secretary of state in 1997.
Who is Madeleine Albright?
Come on Down! This Goodson-Todman game show made its debut on Nov. 26, 1956.
What is 'The Price is Right'?
The ankle-high side-zipped boot named for this rock band was introduced in the ’60s.
What are Beatle boots?
In a board game based on this 1972-74 government scandal, the last person to stay out of jail is the winner.
What is Watergate?
The 1980s began in the US with this Washington disaster
This video game was the first ever to be played in space.
What is Tetris?
James Dean starts an oil empire in this film.
What is 'Giant'?
Popular dance songs of the ’60s included ones called this and the Peppermint this.
What is the twist?
In the 1970s, this was rampant, raising prices 14% a year, and the president declared it public enemy #1.
What is inflation?
The embodiment of the decade was the young, urban professional, known by this nickname starting with a "Y." These people were baby boomers with a college education, a good-paying job and expensive taste.
Yuppies
When was the World Wide Web first introduced?
When is 1991?