Join us for a trip down memory lane. Can you guess the year these cultural milestones happened?
The new guy
Ken dolls are introduced as Barbie’s boyfriend. BFF Midge and sister Skipper wouldn’t come along for a few more years. (1961)
Stop the presses
Ms. Magazine is founded by social/political activist Gloria Steinem and African-American feminist and child welfare advocate Dorothy Pitman Hughes. (1972)
Shhhhhh!
A Boston DJ goes rogue and plays the single The Sound of Silence, which leads to a top 100-hit for Simon & Garfunkel. It paves the way for an album of the same name and mainstream success for the neighborhood pals from Queens. (1965)
Coast-to-coast castles
Disney World opens in Orlando. Guests entered through one of 14 turnstiles while clutching booklets of paper tickets for A-E rides. (1971)
Original babysitter
Romper Room began its 41-year-long run, introducing us to Mr. Do-Be and a Magic Mirror. “Tell me today, did all my friends have fun at play?” (1953)
Feline frenzy
“Cats” opened on Broadway, making Andrew Lloyd Webber a household name and black sweatshirts with glowing eyes “the” must-have travel souvenir of the decade. (1982)
Excuse me!
Massachusetts’ Earl Tupper invents Tupperware, with its patented “burping seal.” Not long afterward, Tupperware Parties become the rage, bringing multi-level marketing to June Cleavers everywhere. (1946)
Did Juneau?
Alaska becomes the 49th state to join the Union, dwarfing California and Texas with its 663,268 square miles of land and water. (1959)
Fore!
Tom Watson chips from the rough of the 17th green at Pebble Beach — in what is considered to be one of the most clutch shots in golf history — to beat Jack Nicklaus for the U.S. Open title. (1982)
Stitches of love
The AIDS quilt is displayed for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., measuring 1,920 panels. Today, 50,000 panels make up the 54-ton quilt, which is under the stewardship of the National AIDS Memorial. (1987)
