Communists
This man was the first leader of the USSR
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This POTUS met his bitter end in Texas in 1963
Who is JFK?
An early Hollywood power couple saw this hall of fame baseball player married to this "blonde bombshell" actress and model, although their marriage only lasted 9 months
Who are Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe?
Civil Rights organizers led a boycott of this public service in Montgomery, Alabama
What are public buses?
This man went on a killing spree in 1957... aided by his 14 year old girlfriend
Who is Starkweather?
This country comes up twice in the song, once undergoing a communist revolution, and once declaring martial law
What is China
This President is mentioned twice, as well as a third time in reference to a scandal that ended his presidency
Who is Richard Nixon
Which item in WDSTF was a groundbreaking household invention that changed entertainment?
What is the television?
What are the names of BOTH of the people (that we've talked about) who were arrested for an act of defiance in Montgomery, Alabama?
Who are Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin?
In the film psycho, the main character splits his personality between himself, and this person, who's body he keeps in the basement.
Who is his mother
This term refers to the group of countries BETWEEN the U.S.S.R. and Western Europe
What is the Communist Bloc
This President succeeded FDR and authorized the use of atomic bombs in Japan
Who is Harry Truman?
This item, invented in 1959 quickly became a fad, reaching 100 million sales globally
What are hula hoops
What was the official court ruling that declared segregation did not violate the constitution and 14th amendment (two acceptable answers)
What is Plessy v Ferguson or "Separate but Equal,"
This couple was accused of being Soviet Spies and eventually sentenced to death (last name)
Who are the Rosenbergs?
What was the name of the Senator from Wisconsin who interrogated individuals he believed were communist sympathizers?
Who is Joe McCarthy?
This president was a radio, film, and television star before entering politics
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This is the name of the music icon mentioned in WDSTF who tragically passed away in a plane crash on "The Day the Music Died."
Who is Buddy Holly?
What was the judicial ruling in Brown v Board of Education in 1954?
This Hollywood heart-throb, starring in Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden, died tragically in a car crash at the age of 24
Who is James Dean?
This man was the leader of the USSR when Ronald Reagan declared "Mr _____, Tear down this wall!"
This President was a 5 Star General and sent in the national guard to ensure the safety of the Little Rock 9
Who is Eisenhower?
This is the name of the American Actress who became a princess
Who is Princess Grace?
This Muslim Civil Rights leader and activist was considered more radical than Martin Luther King Jr, and was assassinated in 1965
Who is Malcolm X?
Disney launched a tv series in 1955 based on this real-life frontiersman
Who is Davy Crocket?