The 70s
This odd numbered space mission lead to the famous words "Houston, we have a problem.." *
What is Apollo 13?
This timeless dysfunctional cartoon family made its first debute with a Christmas special
Who are the Simpsons? December 17, 1989
Avoid staying at the White House during the summer if you follow this June 1996 movie .
What is Independence Day?
This Singer made her music debut * in 1999 but in June 2021, she is challenging the court ordered legal consevatory placed over her.
Who is Brittany Spears?
He was the home run king.
Who is Hank Aaron? Jan 22, 2021
This trio of brothers helped launch the disco era into mainstream. *
Who are the "Bee Gees"
This self named band of two Dutch born muscians jumped to the top of the charts in December 1983 .
Who are "Van Halen"
In 1990 this MC Hammer song advised us what ? It would be first rap song nominated for Record of the Year and also sampled from Rick James 70s hit. *
What is "U Can't touch this?"
This event was recognized as a Federal Holiday a day before its 157th anniversary.
What is Juneteenth?
His coffin was carried on a custom built British Land Rover that he had designed himself.
Who is Prince Philip. April 29, 2021
Music using this medium was a continuous loop of four tracks in stereo that could not be rewound.
What is the 8-track tape?
It was the first commercially successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface and mouse. It was introduced to the public in 1984.
"What is the Macintosh/Mac?"
During the summer of 1998 these two baseball players chased and broke Roger Maris' home run record.
Who is Sammy Sosa and Mark Mcquire?
He became the first billionaire to reach the edge of space when he traveled there in his own space ship.
Who is Richard Branson?
He interviewed many of the leading figures of his time. and conducted more than 30,000 interviews on radio and cable TV in his career.
Who was Larry King? Jan 23, 2021
This rocking Saturday morning cartoon series taught viewers math, history, government, outer space * and turned the prolouge of the US Constitution into a memorable song.
What is School House Rock?
This testosterone fueled science fiction movie featured a section of rainforest deforested by machine guns and cast 3 actors, two of whom later became elected U.S. State governors and a third who ran for governor and lost.*
What is Predator?
Before the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, there were these two multi national US lead operations against Iraq.*
"What is Desert Shield and Desert Storm?"
He was the longest serving Prime Minister * of Israel before being voted out on June 13th.
Who is Benjamin Netanyahu? 15 years and 92 days
As an actor, he portrayed a father who escaped from the Nazis with his singing family. As a Klingon, he quoted Shakespeare as he battled Captain Kirk to the death.*
Who is Christopher Plummer. Feb 5, 2021.
This joint British/French project enabled supersonic passenger travel and scheduled service from Paris and London to New York's John F. Kennedy Airport began on November 22 1977. *
What is the Concorde?
The US invaded this tropical island nation to rescue its captive governor and a school of trapped medical students. This later became a Clint Eastwood movie*
In this Game of Thrones meets Beauty & The Beast cartoon, these Scottish creatures pledge to protect New York City. The cast included several voice actors from Star Trek the Next Generation
What are "Gargoyles"?
This soccer star removed sponsor Coca Cola's bottles from his press table at the European Championships, prompting the company share price to drop $4 billion
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo
A Tony and Emmy winner who was Oscar-nominated for her role as a sharecropper’s wife in the 1972 film “Sounder,” - President Obama said she was one of the rare award-winning actors whose work on the screen was surpassed only by what she was able to accomplish off of it.
Who is Cicely Tyson. Jan 28, 2021