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Can you guess what classic TV shows premiered the same year as these historical events?
Which show debuted the same year as the moon landing?
Image: Associate Press / Dan Grossi
When looking back at the past, it’s easy to forget how many things were happening at the same time — especially for the transformational decades in the middle of the 20th century.
Here are 12 things that made headlines in decades past. Can you match each event with the right TV show that premiered the same year?
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In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon became the first presidential candidates to debate on national television. Which classic sitcom premiered that year?
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The Beatles performed on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' in 1964 igniting Beatlemania in the U.S. Which show debuted that year?
Image: Associated Press / Dan Grossi
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The first Barbie doll went on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City in 1959. Which thriller series also debuted that year?
Image: Associated Press / Chris Pizzello
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Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. Which TV drama premiered that year?
Image: Associated Press / Elaine Thompson
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Which classic Western premiered in 1955, the same year that Disneyland opened?
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In 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. It was the year which family sitcom premiered?
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The 22nd amendment to the constitution, which limits a president to two terms, was ratified in 1951 - the same year as which iconic TV show?
Image: Associated Press / Bob Schutz
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The Gateway Arch in St. Louis was completed in 1965. Which classic sixties show debuted that year?
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In 1966, "Miranda Rights" were introduced for law enforcement after the Supreme Court decided the case Miranda v. Arizona. Which TV series started that year?
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American Bobby Fischer defeated the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky in the 1972 World Chess Championship dubbed the “Match of the Century.” It was the same year as which shows premiere?
Image: Associated Press / J. Walter Green
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In 1974, Nixon resigned from the presidency after the Watergate scandal. Which TV series started that year?
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On May 25, 1986, millions of people formed human chains in the “Hands Across America” charity event. Which show debuted that year?
Image: Associated Press / Jim Ruymen
Can you guess what classic TV shows premiered the same year as these historical events?
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42 Comments
12/12
12 out of 12. 😊
12/12
7 out of 12.
12 out of 12
12/12...Aced this one! 😊
12 out of 12 and I was born in 1997!! Not having cable growing up really paid off haha 😅
8 out of 12
8 out of 12.
You got 10 out of 12
Did you make all the right moves for this quiz?
Did you make all the right moves for this quiz?
10 for 12. Missed Green Acres and Happy Days
10 out of 12
Only missed 1. Pretty good!! I missed the "I Love Lucy" premier. I pick "The Lone Ranger"
Question #4 should have had a different answer. Sputnik, the Soviet satellite that orbited around the Earth, was launched on October 4, 1957, the SAME DAY!! as the premiere of "Leave It To Beaver". That's a historical double event that Me-TV should have recognized right away.
11 out of 12. Got the last one wrong. 😁😁😁😁😁
You got 9 out of 12
Did awful LOL
11/12
11/12
8/12 🙄