This gentleman was the most famous of the big band leaders.
Who is Glenn Miller
This iconic Christmas movie was released on January 7, 1947 and was only slightly more popular than another released the same time, "Miracle on 34th Street".
What is a Wonderful Life?
Brown vs. the Board of Education, passed in 1954 declared this ground breaking change.
What is the separation of black and white facilities as illegal?
In 1951, This became the first Credit Card.
What is Diner's Club?
This actor born in 1907 and died of cancer in 1979, was the most popular star in the 40s and 50s.
Who is John Wayne?
This Cincinnatian native by the last name of Kappelhoff became a huge success with Les Brown and his band of renown and later was nominated for an academy award was nominated for 12 Golden Globes, winning 4, 3 Grammy awards, winning 1, and 3 Grammy Hall of Fame awards, winning all 3.
Who is Doris Day?
This Orson Wells classic is considered the greatest movie if all time.
What is Citizen Kane?
This person was re-elected as the Prime Minister of Britain after a 6 year absence.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This invention from 1926, became commonplace in the 50's autos with the introduction of Hydroglide in Chryslers to help pilot our vehicles.
What is power steering.
This very popular comedian of the 50s, was well know for hosting an annual telethon.
Who is Jerry Lewis?
This singer started her career with her sisters on WLW in Cincinnati
Who is Rosemary Clooney?
This "war movie" of 1942 is considered one of the greatest romance/love stories.
What is Casablanca?
These 2 revolutionaries overthrew the government of Cuba in 1959.
Who is Fidel Castro and Che Guevara?
This coating from Dupont, invented in 1938 and crucial in the Manhattan Project, was repurposed for the home, for which cooks were very thankful.
What is Teflon
This heartthrob died of AIDS complications in 1985.
Who is Rock Hudson?
These brothers gained great fame. One a trombonist and the other a saxaphonist/ clarinetist?
Who are the Dorsey Brothers?
The classic Japanese film , Seven Samurais, was remade as a western, to much US success , starring Yul Brenner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Robert Vaughan among others.
What is the Magnificent Seven?
Following the death of Joseph Stalin, this person became to leader of the Soviet Union.
Who is Nikta Khrushchev ?
In 1959, Mattel introduced one of the most famous and successful toy personality
Who is Barbie?
This crooner won an Academy Award for his role in From Here to Eternity.
Who is Frank Sinatra?
This club with a Latin theme, located in Harlem, was very popular from 1940 until closing in 1992.
What is the Cotton Club?
This whimsical comedy starring Jimmy Stewart, had an invisible rabbit as his costar
What is Harvey?
The 22nd amendment, ratified in 1951, changed the election process.
What is limiting the president to only 2 terms?
This Cincinnatian Physician created a life changing vaccine, administered via sugar cubes
Who is Jonas Salk
This comedian became known as Mr. Televison.
Who is Milton Berle?