1. WE DIDN’T START THE
FIRE
by Rebecca Chin

4. Communists
take over
mainland
China

6. Famous Broadway
musical

7. America’s
first modern
gossip
columnist

9. The
Republican
Senator who
led “witch
hunts”
against
communist in
America

11. The downfall of this
company came when
their company did not
catch on as well as the
new corvette

13. The US supported
South Korea
against a Russian
controlled North
Korea

16. The Rosenbergs were
convicted of giving
secrets to the U.S.S.R
and executed as spies.

24. Jonas Salk’s
Polio vaccine
impacts
America in
1952

28. American
novelist,
philosopher,
and poet.
“Those who
cannot remember
the past are
condemned to
repeat it.”

30. Russian
dictator 1929-
1953
Instituted Socialism
through use of
force

31. Stalin’s
successor

32. Egyptian
President
1953-1970

33. Russian
Composer

34. Founded Chevron Oil
Company

36. The Cold War
Enemy

37. Joe
McCarthy’s

38. Dictator of
Argentina

39. A child prodigy. One of
the great orchestra

40. The beginning
of polyester

41. The location of the
French Fortress in
Vietnam

42. The beginning of Rock and

46. Newest fad
among kids

49. Opens, 1955

51. Armored tanks put an end to

52. Civil Rights
Movement

55. First night time soap
opera

59. Russian
author, forced
to refuse the
Nobel Peace
Prize

62. Satellite
launched into
space by the
Russians, 19
57

63. Premier of
China,
sought to
normalize
relationship
with the USA.

67. Dodgers move to L.A. and the
Giants move to San Francisco

69. Given to women with morning
sickness, causing birth defects

73. First sentient being
sent into outer

75. Newest trend for
1959

76. The communist
leader takes over in

77. A car too advance
for its time

78. The spy
plane was
shot down

79. The
President of
South Korea
was forced
from office

80. The first big
music

81. 35th
President of
the United
States, 1961

82. Created the dance
craze “The Twist”

84. They loose control of the
Congo. It becomes an
independent state

87. Nazi leader in charge of
Hitler’s death camps

88. Winner of the
192 Hugo
Award

91. An unsuccessful
attempt by the U.S
government to
overthrow the
Communists in Cuba

94. 1st University
to allow
African
Americans to
attend

103. President of
North Vietnam
during the
war, ally of the
U.S

105. Neil Armstrong,
1st man on the

109. Prime Minister of
Israel, Nobel Peace
Prize winner 1978

110. 40th President

113. Begins the Holy War in Iran

118. The U.S goes trillions
of dollars into debt
under Reagan’s
economic plan