1960's
This children's cartoon series that first premeired in 1969 featured a group of teenagers and a talking dog doing their best to solve mysteries.
Scooby Doo
This 1970's hairstyle was first popularized in the African American community before eventually being emulated by other Americans as well.
Afro
If you could solve this colorful puzzle when it was first introduced, you were considered a genius by your friends and peers.
Rubik's Cube
The G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) player in NBA (Basketball) History. (It's not Lebron James and if you say it is Mr. Ruff will get upset)
Michael Jordan
This National Football League Quarterback won 3 Super Bowl championships during the decade of the 2000's, then went on to win 4 more in later decades before finally retiring after the 2022 season.
Tom Brady
These four English lads from Liverpool "invaded" the United States and changed music forever. (Their band name is based off of an insect)
The Beatles
This genre of pop music was so hated by hard core rock 'n'n roll fans that some Americans held gatherings where musical records were burned or demolished.
Disco
This popular 1980's hairstyle featured both sides of the head being shaved, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair in the center.
Mohawk
Pikachu, Charizard, and Onix were all examples of these. Kids could find them on playing cards, television, and video games toward the end of the decade.
Pokemon
This T.V. show which featured a singing competition jumpstarted the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Jennifer Hudson amongst others.
American Idol
This Heavweight Champion Boxer was condemned by hawks and praised by doves for refusing induction into the U.S. military during the Vietnam War.
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)
This candy became incredibly popular during the 1970's due to a bubbly sensation when the candy touched your tongue.
Pop Rocks
This 1980's hip-hop group revolutionized rap music forever and were featured in a 2015 movie starring one of the rapper's sons who played his father in the film.
N.W.A.
This lead singer and songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana died tragically in 1994 due to suicide.
Kurt Cobain
Before they began online streaming, Netflix began as a company that sold and offered rentals of this particular product.
DVD's
This hallucinogen was popular amongst teenagers during the 1960's but was incredibly dangerous due to a user's depth perception and sense of reality being severely altered.
LSD (Dropping Acid)
This nickname was given for the decade of the 1970's due to teenagers and young adults being described as "self-absorbent" in the eyes of elders.
"Me Decade"
This basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers won multiple championships during the decade before eventually retiring due to contracting the HIV virus.
Magic Johnson
This 1997 blockbuster film featured ground breaking special effects and a young Leonardo Dicaprio trying to survive a shipwreck.
Titanic
This 2009 science fiction film became the highest-grossing film ever released when it first came out.
Avatar
Mr. Ruff's Grandpa used to flip off the barefooted hippies that went to this St. Paul, Minnesota college anytime he drove by them during the Vietnam War.
Macalester College
This serial killer terrorized the United States during the 1970's and was eventually portrayed by Zac Efron in a 2019 Netflix film.
Ted Bundy
This 1980's T.V. sitcom featured an actor and comedian who is now disgraced years later due to allegations of sexual assault spanning decades.
The Cosby Show
This High School located in Littleton, Colorado was the sight of a massive school shooting that made headlines across the country.
Columbine High School
In addition to Facebook, this was the most popular social media website during the decade of the 2000's before eventually fading into obscurity.
MySpace