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Top 5 Music Artists Top 5 Actors To p 5 Movies Shirley Temple Will Rogers Cimarron Louis Armstrong John Barrymore All Quiet on the Western Front Ruth Etting Cary Grant It Happened One Night Kate Smith Irene Dunne Dracula Glenn Miller Clark Gable Frankenstein
Top 5 Songs How much was it? Inventions Shirley Temple Gas averaged 10¢ a gallon 1932 Cadillac V-16 Phaeton “On the Good Ship Lollipop” Men’s shirts $1.39 Road reflectors Duke Ellington Sheer silk stockings .59¢ Fiberglass introduced “Sophisticated Lady” Matinee ticket .50¢ Jukebox Bing Crosby Average house $7,145.00 Baby food “Pennies from Heaven” “Cry, Baby, Cry.”
Popular dance move: The Jitterbug
Politics Laws Crime WWII begins Glass Eagle Act of 1933 Bonnie & Clyde Franklin D. Roosevelt FDIC introduced Lindberg kidnapping Flint Michigan Strike Social Security Act 1935 Pretty Boy Floyd The New Deal Nevada legalizes gambling Scottsboro Boys Abraham Lincoln Brigade Farm Mortgage Refinancing Act Alcatraz
Indian Reorganization Act John Dillinger Sports Nazi Olympics Berlin Olympics Billy Burke wins Golf's U.S. open title defeat Joe Louis wins first professional fight
Other Happenings of the ‘30s
►Empire State Building opened May 1st 1931, the tallest building in the world. ►The Hindenburg Disaster — Airship consumed in flames
►The Star Spangled Banner becomes U.S. National Anthem March 3rd 1931. ►Building the Golden Gate Bridge ►New York World’s Fair ►Hoover Dam ►Amelia Earhart ►Inventor Thomas Edison dies
Top 5 Music Artists Top 5 Actors To p 5 Movies/TV Shows Aaron Copeland Gary Cooper Casablanca Frank Sinatra Humphrey Bogart Lifeboat Tommy Dorsey Katherine Hepburn Best Years of Our Lives Billy Holliday Ginger Rogers Dumbo William Schuman Marilyn Monroe Howdy Doody Show
Top 5 Songs How much was it? Inventions Glenn Miller Car- $800 Slinky “When You Wish Upon a Star” Gas averaged .18¢ a gallon Digital Computer ENIAC Alveno Rey Stamp .03¢ Jeep “Deep in the Heart of Texas” Bread .08¢ T-shirts introduced
Perry Como Milk .34¢ a gallon Microwave oven “Till the End of Time” Bikinis Frank Sinatra Polaroid cameras “Always” Vaughn Monroe “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”
Politics Laws Crime National Debt $43 Billion Blacks have right to vote The Black Dahlia Case Cold War begins Bill of Rights The Lonely Hearts Killers Japanese attack Pearl Harbor Policy of Apartheid begun Alcatraz Prison Rebellion & Escape Hitler commits suicide Theodore Robert Bundy United Nations founded U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Sports Radio Sugar Ray Robinson Kate Smith & Arthur Godfrey talk hosts Ike Williams Red Skelton Two Platoon Football with 11 players Abbott & Costello All-American Girls Baseball League Jack Benny Jackie Robinson first black professional baseball player Bob Hope
Other Happenings of the ‘40s
►Minimum Wage 43¢ hour ►Stone Age cave paintings found in France ►Mount Rushmore completed ►Anne Frank goes into hiding ►First German V1 & V2 Rockets fired ►Winston Churchill gives his “Iron Curtain” speech ►Gandhi assassinated ►NATO established
Top 5 Music Artists Top 5 Actors To p 5 Movies Little Richard Gary Cooper The Silver Chalice Jerry Lee Lewis Bing Crosby An Affair to Remember Hank Williams Bob Hope The Glenn Miller Story Carl Perkins Marilyn Monroe Rock Around the Clock Johnny Cash John Wayne Don't Knock the Rock
Top 5 Songs How much was it? Inventions Nat King Cole House-$8,450.00 First oral contraceptive “Too Young” Gas- .18¢ per gallon Credit card Hank Williams New Car- $1,510.00 Hovercraft “Your Cheatin' Heart” Square dance dress $3.29 Solar cell Bill Haley & The Comets Men’s wool suits $28.90 Transistor radio “Rock Around the Clock” Rib roast- .29¢ pound Video recorder Silhouettes” 1 ct. diamond ring $399.00 Video tape “Get a Job” Ritz crackers .32¢ Frozen French Fries
Politics Laws Crime Dwight D. Eisenhower Battle of Civil Rights begins Emmett Till murdered Harry S. Truman Brown V. Board of Education Ed Gein murders Racial segregation ended Allotments Act Juvenile delinquency McCarthyism New Marriage Law
Patriotic Health Campaign
Sports Television Television begins broadcasting live games Perry Mason Chuck Cooper first Black NBA player Rawhide Bill Russell & Wilt Chamberlain win 8 out of 10 The Phil Silvers Show
Soccer takes center stage in 1st world cup since 1938 Lassie Cleveland Browns win 3 NFL Championships Gun Smoke
Bonanza 77 Sunset Strip
Other Happenings of the ‘50s
►Average income per year $3,210.00, by 1959 $12,400.00 ►Soviet Union launches first artificial satellite to orbit earth — Sputnik ►Teenagers were no longer seen as children, they were now voters & consumers ►Black men join the forces and fight for their country ►People born in the ‘50s were called “Baby Boomers” ►First organ transplant ►McDonald's Corporation serves its first burgers ►Disneyland opens ►A&W Root Beer founded
Top 5 Music Artists Top 5 Actors Top 5 Movies Bob Dylan Raquel Welch One Million Years BC Marvin Gaye Burt Lancaster How to Marry a Millionaire Elton John John Wayne Cleopatra Janis Joplin Rod Steiger The Longest Day Bill Withers Lee Marvin The Sound of Music
Top 5 Songs How much was it? Inventions Chubby Checker Gas-.25¢ gallon TV in Color “The Twist” Stamp-.04¢ Space War first computer game Elvis Presley Dozen eggs .57¢ Mini Skirts
Brenda Lee House-$15,500 Arpanet 1st Internet “I'm Sorry” Pocket Watch-$9.44 Skateboards Beatles Car-$2,600 “Hey Jude” Oxford Men’s shoes $12.95 Steppenwolf Coal-$14.95 ton “Born to be Wild” Misses Swinging shift skirts-$5.00 Popular Dance Move: “The Twist”
Politics Laws Crime Cuban Missile Crisis Civil Rights Act passes John F Kennedy assassination LBJ’s The Great Society Voting Rights Act Albert Henry DeSalvo Women’s Liberation Economic Opportunity Act Brutal murder of Sharon Tate Martin Luther King Jr. assassination $10 Billion Dollar tax cut Charlie Manson Banana War Environmental Policy Act Kent State massacre Berlin Wall erected Indian Civil Rights Act Nelson Mandela sentenced U.S. sends troops to Vietnam
Sports Television Boxer Cassius Clay joined the Nation of Islam First televised presidential debates and changed his name to Muhammad Ali Sesame Street Watts, Los Angeles race riots Star Trek Introduction of the indoor-safe NERF ball Flipper First Super Bowl Gilligan's Island
Other Happenings of the ‘60s ►Death of Marilyn Monroe ►First heart transplant ►Woodstock Music Festival in upper state New York ►First man on the moon with Apollo 11 space flight ►Peace Corps founded ►New York City’s Great Blackout ►Black Panther Party is established
Top 5 Music Artists Top 5 Actors Top 5 Movies Norman Greenbaum Helen Hayes Star Wars Three Dog Night Glenda Jackson Love Story The Partridge Family George C. Scott Chariots of the Gods Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Jack Nicholson Smokey & the Bandit Edwin Starr Louise Fletcher Jaws
Top 5 Songs How much was it? Inventions Jackson 5 House- $26,600 Computer Floppy Discs “I'll Be There” Stamp-.06¢ Pocket Calculators Sylvia Milk-$1.15 gallon VCRs introduced “Pillow Talk” Gas- .36¢ gallon First test tube baby born Lynard Skynard Eggs-.62¢ dozen Razors “Sweet Home Alabama” Car-$3,900 Apple Computer developed Maria Muldaur CB radio-$147 Food processor “Midnight at the Oasis” Porcelain Sink-$9.98 Pong video game John Travolta Hacky sack “Greased Lightnin” Ink jet printer
Politics Laws Crime Watergate scandal begins Abortion legalized Kent State shootings
US pulls out of Vietnam 26th Amendment passed Paul Getty kidnapped US Vice President Resigns Recession Policy Jonestown massacre US President Nixon resigns 55 miles per hr speed limit Patty Hearst bank robber Nixon price wage control Equal Rights Amendment New Right movement Supreme Court rules capital punishment is constitutional
Sports Television Terrorists attack Olympic Games in Munich MASH premiers Mark Spitz wins 7 Gold Medals Laverne & Shirley Super bowl VI: Dallas 24- Miami 3 The Bionic Women NBA Championship winner Milwaukee 4-0 The Six Million Dollar Man Baseball World Series winner Pittsburgh 4-3 Starsky and Hutch Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali in 15 rounds The Dukes of Hazzard
Other Happenings of the ‘70s
►Beatles break up ►London Bridge brought to U.S. ►Microsoft founded ►Elvis found dead ►John Paul II becomes Pope ►Mother Theresa awarded Nobel Peace Prize ►900 Jim Jones Temple Cult members die in murder suicide ►Celebration of the First Earth Day
Top 5 Music Artists Top 5 Actors To p 5 Movies Michael Jackson Eddie Murphy Superman II Bucks Fizz Clint Eastwood 9 to 5 Lionel Richie Harrison Ford The Empire Strikes Back Tina Turner Tom Cruise Rambo Bruce Springsteen Dudley Moore The Color Purple
Top 5 Songs How much was it? Inventions Pointer Sisters House-$76,400 World Wide Web “I'm So Excited” Car-$7,210 Glue The Cars Stamp-.15¢ Video game machines “Magic” Gas-$1.25 gallon Arcades Irene Cara Milk-$2.16 gallon Pac Man game “Flashdance” Eggs-.91¢ Space Invaders game Paul Simon Nike Shoes-$54.90 Mobile phones “Graceland” Tailored Silk blouse-$15.99 Rubik’s Cube Cher Bunk beds-$148 “If I could turn back time.” Laundry detergent-$1.59
Politics Laws Crime President James E. Carter Jr. Immigration Reform John Lennon shot End of Cold War Immigration Marriage President Reagan shot Ronald Reagan CERCLA Act Gunman kills 22 in CA U.S. warplanes bomb India Environmental Policy Child serial killer David Penton Canada & U.S. sign free trade Anti-Drug Abuse Act Murder & rapes, crimes of ‘80s George Bush defeats Michael Dukakis Sports Television Baseball loses fans due to alcohol & drugs MTV launched New stars: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson Bay Watch 24 soccer teams fight for World Cup Cagney & Lacey Chicago Bears Walter Payton Matlock NY Islanders dominate first half of the decade Fame The Raiders & 49ers dominate NFL Dallas The Great One Wayne Gretzky & Mark Messier Little House on the Prairie Seven-week baseball strike Weather Channel Mike Tyson youngest heavyweight champion Happy Days Muhammad Ali retires Highway to Heaven
Other Happenings of the ‘80s ►First Live Aid concert around the World ►Prince Charles & Lady Diana marry ►Space shuttle Challenger explodes after takeoff ►Pope John Paul II shot twice in St. Peter’s Square ►Berlin Wall crumbles, East & West Germany reunite
Top 5 Music Artists Top 5 Actors Mariah Carey Kevin Costner Linda Ronstadt Whoopi Goldberg Roy Orbison Kevin Spacey Alanis Morissette Susan Sarandon Celine Dion Hilary Swank
Top 5 Songs How much was it? Nat & Natalie Cole House-$149,800 (1990) “Unforgettable” Stamp-.25¢ Sheryl Crow Gas-$1.34 gallon “All I Wanna Do” Milk-$2.78 Elton John Eggs-$1.00 dozen “Circle of Life” Car phone $325 LeAnn Rimes La-Z-Boy recliner $260 “How do I Live” Shania Twain “Man! I Feel Like a Woman”
Politics Laws President George Bush Brady Bill passed VP Dan Quayle Immigration Act Gulf War live on TV Americans with Disabilities Us reports decline in economy Civil Rights Act
Clinton becomes 42nd President Welfare Reform Act Gulf War “Don't ask Don't tell” policy adopted by military
Sports Super Bowl XXV: NY Giants 20-Buffalo 19 NBA Championship Detroit 4-1 World Series Basketball Cincinnati 4-0 Rookie of the year Sandy Alomar Jr. Buster Douglas undefeated Mike Tyson Andre Agassi wins at Wimbledon
Other Happenings of the ‘90s
►Average household income $29,943.00 (1990) ►Iraq invades Kuwait
►Elizabeth Taylor marries 8th husband, Larry Fortensky ►Unemployment is 7.1%; highest in 5 yrs.
Inventions Digital answering machine Smart pill Pentium processor DVD Web TV Gas-powered fuel cell Viagra Tekno Bubbles Stem cell research
Crime Mike Tyson rape sentencing Jeffrey Dahmer arrested Rodney King police beating Menendez brothers on trial Gotti conviction O.J. Simpson murder Car bomb, Oklahoma City Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Car bomb, World Trade Center
Television Family Matters Roseanne E.R. Matlock Empty Nest The Cosby Show 20/20 The X-Files
To p 5 Music Artists Top 5 Actors To p 5 Movies Bob Dylan Julia Roberts Lord of the Rings R.E.M Russell Crowe Erin Brockovich Britney Spears Denzel Washington Gladiator Alicia Keys Adrian Brody Pearl Harbor Bruce Springsteen Jeff Bridges Harry Potter
Top 5 Songs How much was it? Inventions Crazytown Stamp-.34¢ in 2000 Animals cloned “Butterfly” House- $180,000 2005 Scientists trap antimatter Vanessa Carlton Gas $3.50 gal 2006 Apple iPod “White Houses” Milk-.77¢ Qt 2005 Braille glove Kelly Clarkson Eggs- $1.42 dz 2004 Phone tooth “Breakaway” Car-$23,000 Avg. 2005 Solar tower Carrie Underwood Toyota Hybrid car “Before He Cheats”
Politics Laws Crime Bush elected President Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Gun violence World Trade Center hit Health Care Reform Hate crimes Anthrax attacks Farm Policy Drugs War on Terror Child Citizenship Act Teen violence Iraq War Proceeds of Crime Act Internet crimes Bush re-elected Criminal Justice & Police Act Murder crimes Saddam Hussein captured Organized crime Hilary Clinton First Lady wins public seat First Women & African American run for election Barack Obama elected 44th President 750 Grassroots protests Tea Party
Sports Television Tiger Woods first golfer to hold all four titles Supernatural Canada hosts XXI Olympic Games 2010 Extreme Makeover Steroids scandal in baseball published CSI
Michael Phelps wins 8th Gold medal of Beijing Olympics Dateline Super Bowl St. Louis V Tennessee 23-16 CNN NBA Championship NY Yankees V Mets 4-1 FOX
Other Happenings of the 2000s
►NASA space shuttle explodes over Texas ►Hurricane Katrina ►US loses 741,000 jobs in January alone, most since 1949,