5.24
In What Year…
- Did Indian Jones the Temple of Doom and Karate Kid hit theaters
- Did Jump by Van Halen hit radio
- Did fast food chain Wendy’s hit big with their advertising slogan…where’s the beef?
ANSWER: 1984
5.23
In What Year…
- Did Castle & Cooke Becomes Leader in North American Banana Market
- Was AC/DC - the band - formed in Australian
- Were George W. Bush and Bill Gates both enrolled at Harvard University
ANSWER: 1973
5.22
In what year
- Did Kelly Clarkson Win the First American Idol Contest
- Did President Bush (junior) deliver his infamous “Axis of Evil” speech
- Did Newcomer Alicia Keys pick up five grammys
ANSWER: 2002
5.21
In what year
- Was U.S. President Zachary Taylor’s body exhumed to discover whether or not his death was caused by arsenic poisoning
- Was the Airbag invented in the US
- Did The Silence of the Lambs hit theaters
ANSWER: 1991
5.20
In what year
- Did 7-Eleven introduces the "Big Gulp"
- Did Empire Strikes Back gross 290 million at the box office
- Did "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd hit radio
ANSWER: 1980
5.17
In what year
- Did film legend John Wayne die
- Did the NBA adopt the three point shot
- Did Post-it notes make their debut
ANSWER: 1979
5.16
In what year
- Did Surgeons at London's Moorfields Eye Hospital perform the first operations using bionic eyes
- Millions tune in to the Summer Olympics live from Bejing
- Did comedian George Carlin die
ANSWER: 2008
5.15
In what year
- Was Michael Jackson’s son born… Prince Michael Junior
- Did Bill Parcells become head coach of NY Jets
- Did Married With Children" air its final episode on Fox
ANSWER: 1997
5.14
In what year…
- Was the American Girl doll created by a teacher
- Did the camcorder become a household item
- Did Aerosmith team up with Run DMC mixing rock and hip hop for the first time in “Walk this Way”
ANSWER: 1986
5.13
In what year…
- Did McDonald’s introduce the Big Mac song
- Was All in the Family the #1 TV show
- Was Elton John’s Philadelphia Freedoom all over radio
ANSWER: 1975
5.10
In what year…
- Were the Atkins & South Beach diets introduced
- Did Ken Jennings win 2.5 million dollars playing 74 straight games of Jeopardy
- Did Million Dollar Baby win film of the year
ANSWER: 2004
5.9
In what year…
- Did the Cowboys win the big game
- Was one of the most popular ad slogans “Got Milk” introduced
- Was Seinfeld one of the most popular shows on TV
ANSWER: 1993
5.8
In what year…
- Did GM introduce the Saturn Car Company
- Was Strawberry Shortcake a popular Xmas toy for girls
- Was The J.Geils Band Centerfold all over radio
ANSWER: 1982
5.7
In what year…
- Did the US Supreme Court rule that busin of students may be ordered to achieve racial desegregation
- Did Intel introduce the mircroprocessor
- Did Rod Stewart's Maggie Mae debut on radio
ANSWER: 1971
5.6
In what year…
- Did the musical CATS close on Broadway
- Did the six member Friends cast sign a two-year contract increasing their per episode per from $125,000 to $750,000
- Did Madonna marry Guy Ritchie
ANSWER: 2000
5.3
In what year…
- Did President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial begin
- Did the first hand transplant take place in Louisville, Kentucky
- Did O.J. Simpson's 1968 Heisman Trophy sell for $230,000 to help settle a $33.5 million dollar civil judgement against Simpson for the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend
ANSWER: 1999
5.2
In what year…
- Did Snapple lemon-flavored iced tea hit shelves
- Did Who Framed Roger Rabbit hit theaters
- Did Sweet Child of Mine by Guns N' Roses debut on radio
ANSWER: 1988
5.1
In what year…
- Did NASA unveil the first space shuttle...the Enterprise
- Did Matsushita introduce the VHS home video cassette recorder
- Did Rocky hit theaters
ANSWER: 1976
4.30
In what year…
- Did the New England defeat Philadelphia (24–21)
- Did Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl become the most downloaded song of the year
- Were more than 350 million digital songs purchased - an increase of 150% from the year before
ANSWER: 2005
4.29
In what year…
- Did DirecTV launch the first satellite system
- Did Friends premiere
- Was Nancy Kerrigan clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding
ANSWER: 1994
4.26
In what year…
- Did Luke and Laura tie the knot on General Hospital
- Did the Greatest American Hero debut on TV
- Did the first De Lorean DMC-12 automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, roll off the production line in Northern Ireland.
ANSWER: 1981
4.25
In what year….
- Was a gallon of gas just 90 cents
- Did a Sony walkman cost $200.00
- Was the snowboard invented by Daniel E Chadwick
ANSWER: 1979
4.24
In what year…
- Did gold prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit $1,000.00 an ounce for the first time.
- Did Danica Patrick win the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
- Did the Detroit Lions finish the season 0-16 with a 31-21 lost to the Green Bay Packers - the first time in National Football League history that a team went winless in a 16-game season.
ANSWER: 2008
4.23
In what year…
- Did single mother…JK Rowlings publishes her first book ever… Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Did Hong Kong begin to kill all the nation's chickens (1.25 million) to stop the spread of a potentially deadly influenza strain
- Did Tiger Woods become the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament
ANSWER: 1997
4.22
In what year…
- After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant camera business.
- Cliff Burton, bassist for Metallica, dies after being crushed by the band's tour bus during their European tour.
- The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, airs its final episode after thirty-five years on the air
ANSWER: 1986
4.19
In what year…
- Did Led Zeppelin release the classic double album Physical Graffiti
- Did Good Morning America premiere
- Was the name "Micro-soft" (for "microcomputer software") first used by Bill Gates in a letter to Paul Allen
ANSWER: 1975
4.18
In What Year...
- Did the Boston Red Sox won the world series for the first time in 86 years
- Did Beyonce clearn up at the Grammy's
- Did Espn celebrate their 25th anniversary
ANSWER: 2004
4.17
In What Year...
- Was the Brady Bill signed into law
- Was Whitney Houston's I Will ALways Love You all over radio
- Dyson sells the first bagless cyclonic Vacuum Cleaner
ANSWER: 1993
4.16
In What Year...
- Did all 9 planets align on the same side of the sun on March 10th
- Did Joan Jett's I Love Rock N' Roll hit radio
- Did Poltergeist hit theaters
ANSWER: 1984
4.15
In What Year...
- Did Jim Morrison die in Paris at the age of 27
- Was the voting age in the US lowered to 18
- Did Baltimore win the big game
ANSWER: 1971
4.12
In What Year...
- Richard Hatch…remember that guy…won a million dollars on Survivor
- Gladiator hit theaters
- The I LOVE YOU VIRUS caused quite a mess for those who opened that e-mail
ANSWER: 2000
4.11
In What Year...
- Did Pokemon fever take over
- Did The European currency, the Euro, debuts
Did JFK Jr. dies in a plane crash
ANSWER: 1999
4.10
In What Year...
- Did Cyprus and Malta adopt the Euro joining 13 other European countries using the single currency
- Did a writers strike against Hollywood studios, networks and production companies...it lasted about three months
- Did the 40th President of the US die...Ronald Reagan
ANSWER: 2008
4.9
In What Year...
- Did Princess Diana dies in a car accident
- Did the Packers win the big game
- Did Titanic hit theaters
ANSWER: 1997
4.8
In What Year...
- Did IBM unveil the PC Convertible, the first laptop computer
Were the Olsen twins, and Lindsay Lohan born - Did a major nuclear disaster occurs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union
ANSWER: 1986
4.5
In What Year...
- Did Teamster Jimmy Hoffa disappears without a trace
- Were Drew Barrymore, David Beckham, Enrique Iglesias, Angelina Jolie, and Tiger Woods born
- Did Saturday Night Live and Wheel of Fortune premiere
ANSWER: 1975
4.4
In What Year...
- Did Miley Cyrus...then 12 audition for Hannah Montana
- Did The National World War II Memorial opens to the public in Washington D.C.
- Did Janet Jackson have a wardrobe malfunction during the big game halftime show
ANSWER: 2004
4.3
In What Year...
- Did Congress pass the Family and Medical Leave Act
- Was Jurassic Park is the top grossing film
- Did Beavis and Butthead, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Frasier all debut on TV
ANSWER: 1993
4.2
In What Year...
- Did The Weather Channel make its debut
- Was Time Magazine's Man of the Year give to a computer vs. a human
- Was Prince William born St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, West London.
ANSWER: 1982
4.1
In What Year...
- Did the Baltimore Colts win the big game?
- Did Rod Stewart's Maggie May make its radio debut?
- Did Century 21 first open its doors - the first location Orange County, California
ANSWER: 1971
3.29
In What Year...
- Did the Dot Com Bubble Burst and thousands of Dot Coms go belly up
- Did thousands and thousands of folks greet each other with Wasssssup? after viewing one of Budweiser's big game ads?
- Did 51 million viewers watch the first season finale of the reality show "Survivor"
ANSWER: 2000
