Only People Who Grew Up in the ‘60s Will Remember These Things

The Easy-Bake Oven was first sold in 1963 and it is still manufactured today, but current models no longer use a light bulb as a heating source.

The Troll doll brand was bought by DreamWorks Animation, who released the movie “Trolls” in 2016 and its very successful sequel “Trolls World Tour” in 2020.

The fluffernutter was invented during World War I in Massachusetts when Emma Curtis published a recipe for what was then called the “Liberty Sandwich.”

The Etch A Sketch was first sold in 1960 and it went on to sell over 600,000 units that year. It was sold for just $2.99, which would be equal to $26 in 2019.

“The Sound of Music” broke box-office records across the world when it premiered in 1965. The film grossed $286,000,000 on a budget of $8.2 million.

Jello-O salads originated in the early 1900s when Mrs. John E. Cook of Pennsylvania submitted a recipe called “perfection salad” to the “Better Homes & Gardens” recipe contest.

Tie-dyeing became popular in the ‘60s, but was introduced in the United States in 1909 by Professor Charles E. Pellow, who gave a lecture on the technique.

The Super Ball was invented in 1964 by chemist Norman Stingley. The balls are made of synthetic polymer polybutadiene, hydrated silica, zinc oxide and steric acid.

Also known as a wheelie bike, the banana bike was designed in the ‘60s to resemble a motorcycle. The Schwinn Sting-Ray was one of the most popular models.

The word bouffant comes from the French word bouffante, which means to puff or puff out. It is thought that the hairstyle was first created for the Queen of France Marie Antoinette.

Lava lamps are made up of a special colored wax mixture inside of a glass container. The heat of a light bulb inside of the lamp caused the wax to move around inside.

When “Sesame Street” was created in the ‘60s, its goal was to “master the addictive qualities of television and do something good with them.”

Although there is no designer credited with inventing the miniskirt, London designer Mary Quant reportedly named and popularized it in the ‘60s.

During their career, the Temptations won three Grammy awards. The group also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 and as of 2020, the group still performs.

The patent for X-Ray Specs were held by Harold von Braunhut, who also held the patents for Amazing Sea-Monkeys, Crazy Crabs, Invisible Goldfish and Amazing Hair-Raising Monsters.

The musical “Hair” made its off-Broadway debut in 1967 before it moved to Broadway in 1968 where it ran for 1,750 performances. “Hair” also won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical in 2009.

The Apollo 11 spaceflight was not just a major cultural achievement, it was also a major television event. The mission was viewed by 53 households and an estimated 650 million people worldwide.

Bell bottom pants were originally worn by sailors in the U.S. Navy as early as 1813. They were also worn for centuries by European carpenters because they prevented sawdust from falling onto their feet.

Attendance for drive-in theaters has increased greatly in 2020 because they are the only movie theaters where social distancing guidelines can be followed.

Musical acts who got famous in America during the British Invasion included groups like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, The Who, the Kinks, Herman’s Hermits and the Animals.

Spacewar! was a game that was invented in 1962 by Steve Russell, a computer programmer from MIT. The game took over 200 hours to write the code for.

Twiggy retired from modeling in 1970, when she was just 21 years old. Prior to that she had modeled in France, Japan and the United States and appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine.

Known across America as the “bug,” the VW Beetle is an iconic two-door economy car and was manufactured by Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003.

Even though “Bonanza” aired 14 seasons with 431 episodes, it is still the second longest-running western series on network televisions behind “Gunsmoke.”

The billiard ball shaped fortune telling toy was a massive hit among children. Over a million magic 8-balls are still sold every year, making it one of the most profitable toys of all time.

Used by everyone from The Ronettes to Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe, Aquanet hair spray made the sky high hairdos of the ‘60s possible, that is, if you could get over its smell.

Despite the fact that she only published two books during her life, Harper Lee is a celebrated author and the film adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird” won three Academy Awards.

Marilyn Monroe was given her stage name by the head of talent of Fox Studios, Ben Lyon. He chose the name Marilyn and she chose Monroe, which was her grandmother’s last name.

“60 Minutes” pioneered many aspects of investigative journalism including hidden cameras, editing interviews and “gotcha journalism.”

Although versions of the airbag have existed since the early 20th century, Allen Breed invented the automatic airbag that we know today.

Sony’s CV-2000 was the first videotape recorder meant for home use. This model cost $730 when it was sold in 1967.

Ali was named after politician Cassius Marcellus Clay, who worked to abolish slavery during the American Civil War.

At 93 years old, Poitier is the oldest living person to win the Best Actor Academy Award and he was also the first Afro-Bahamian actor to win the award.

The name of the magazine comes from the ’50s blues song “Rollin’ Stone,” by Muddy Waters and Bob Dylan’s 1965 hit single “Like a Rolling Stone.”

Andress was born in Switzerland and her breakout role was as the first Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, “Dr. No.”

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin and also prohibited unequal application of voter registration requirements.

The first Super Bowl was played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in California where the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.

Although Sam Walton had run stores since the ‘40s, it was not until 1962 that he opened the first Walmart Discount City store at 719 W. Walnut Street in Rogers, Arkansas.

Both James Earl Jones and Laurence Fishburne portrayed Thurgood Marshall in a one-man play which was written by George Stevens Jr.

The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the largest museum in North America dedicated to a single artist and it holds both Warhol’s art and his personal items.

According to a Gallup poll taken in 1960, only 3% of Americans supported military action at the time, but Kennedy’s general approval rating increased after the invasion.

The United States Coast Guard received frequent telegrams from concerned citizens about the whereabouts of the S. S. Minnow, which were all forwarded to the show’s producer Sherwood Schwartz.

In July 2020, a silver space suit used in “2001: A Space Odyssey” was sold at auction for $370,000.

“Rawhide” was the sixth longest-running American television Western, falling behind “Wagon Train,” “The Virginian,” “Bonanza,” “Death Valley Days” and “Gunsmoke.”

“West Side Story” was the highest grossing film of 1961 in the United States. It was also nominated for 11 Academy Awards, out of which it won 10.

Each set of Zoo-it Yourself animals included a plastic dog, an elephant and a giraffe with interchangeable body parts that could be combined in any way!

In the ‘60s, PEZ debuted plenty of new characters and unique flavors such as licorice, flowers and chlorophyll.

A lot of music was produced for the TV series, including a song titled “Miranda,” which was performed at many venues by an in-costume Adam West.

When “Hawaii Five-O” concluded its 279 episode run, it was the longest-running police drama in American television history. Its reboot, “Hawaii Five-0” lasted nearly as long at 240 episodes.

The film depicting the life of Sir Thomas More, a 16th-century Lord Chancellor of England, was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won six of them.

13 actors have portrayed The Doctor since 1963, including the first woman to take on the role, Jodie Whittaker.