1940s
Jackie Robinson was voted this in 1947
Rookie of the year
Who were the two US Presidents during the 1950s
Harry S. Truman (1945-1953) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
In 1961, which presidential democratic became the youngest person to have been elected into the highest office at the time
John F. Kennedy
In 1971, this world resort opened in Orlando, Florida
Walt Disney World
Who founded Microsoft
Bill Gates
What happened on December 7, 1941 in Hawaii that brought the United States into the war
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Which famous song sung by Doris Day was introduced in the 1956 Hitchcock thriller, The Man Who Knew Too Much?
Que Sera Sera
What year were 3,500 US troops sent to Vietnam?
1965
In 1972, this president used the phrase "I'm not a crook"
Richard Nixon
This action maze chase video game was released in 1980
Pac-Man
This Indian Independence leader was released from prison in 1944
Mahatma Gandhi
What does the 1950s slang term "ankle biters" refer to?
A small child
In 1961, who was the first American in space?
Alan Shepard
What court case in 1973 declared that abortion is a constitutional right
Roe v. Wade
This famous artist is known for one of his songs "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Michael Jackson
This television sitcom aired live in 1949 on CBS - being one of the very first television sitcoms. This comedy-drama was about a Jewish-American family living in New York City
The Goldbergs
In 1953, the Rosenberg couple were executed for what crime?
Espionage (Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who were convicted of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union)
In 1962, The Beatles released their first single in the United Kingdom: What was the name of this song
Love Me Do
This is the year the Vietnam War ended
1975
What singer was assassinated on December 8, 1980
John Lennon
In 1947, this Italian sports car manufacturer begins producing cars
Ferrari
In 1951, the 22nd amendment was ratified, what did this amendment do?
Limit a president to two terms
In 1963, JFK was assassinated in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald, who killed Lee Harvey Oswald two days later?
Jack Ruby
In 1971, the 26th amendment was ratified, what did this amendment do?
The US voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years old
Nominated by President Reagan, who was the first female Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor
The former Prime Minister of England, in 1946, gives his "Iron Curtain" speech
Winston Churchill
In 1953, Joseph Stalin, the leader of the USSR, dies and is replaced by
Nikita Khrushchev
In 1963, where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
Jaws
In 1981, this virus is identified in the United Stated by scientists
The AIDS virus
Under who, did Vietnam declare its independence from France
Ho Chi Minh
Swanson introduced its famous TV dinners in 1954. They were designed to look like food served in which glamorous and relatively new industry?
Airlines
The first TV dinner was turkey with mashed potatoes and peas. The introduction of this product was made possible by the advent of the "quick freeze" process.
Who alongside Neil Armstrong became the first men to arrive on the Moon during NASA's 1969 Apollo 11 mission?
Buzz Aldrin
Signed into law by Richard Nixon, this law ensured equality in academics and sports for boys and girls
Title IX
In 1985, this legendary basketball player is named as the NBA's "Rookie of the Year"
Michael Jordan
This popular musician and band leader is reported missing in 1944 while on his way to preform for troops in Paris
Glenn Miller
In 1957, in Arkansas, what school did nine African American students enroll at and were met with resistance by protesters and the state's governor. Federal troops ended up escorting the students into the school at the command of the president
Little Rock Central High School
In 1962, Sam Walton opens the first Wal-Mart store, what state was it located in?
Arkansas
This band sang the popular disco song, "Staying Alive"
Bee Gees
This iconic highway system is removed from the United States in 1985
Route 66
In 1945, the atomic bomb was first tested in this state
New Mexico
What television sitcom first premiered on television in 1951?
I Love Lucy
Who was the first african-american to be appointed to the Supreme Court in 1967
Thurgood Marshall
Which horse won the Triple Crown in horse racing in 1973
Secretariat
This war ended in 1988
The Iran-Iraq War
In 1944 what movie did Bing Crosby win an Oscar for
Going My Way
Sputnik 2 was launched into Earth's orbit in 1957, what living animal it was carrying?
A Soviet space dog named Laika
In 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. led a peaceful civil rights march from what two cities in Alabama?
From Selma to Montgomery
Name one of the two men who wrote the 1974 book, All the President's Men
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
In 1989, this barrier was torn down at the end of the Cold War
The Berlin Wall