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Across 2. What television network did "I Love Lucy" debut on? 4. The nationalization of this canal led Israel, Britain, and France to attack Egypt in 1956. 9. As director of the Development Operations Division of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency, von Braun, with his team developed the ______-C, a modified Redstone rocket. 10. First name of the actress who married Prince Ranier of Monaco in 1959. 11. Company that first introduced "TV Dinners" in 1954. 13. Last name of the U.S. President who made the first Transcontinental Television Broadcast 14. First name of a popular entertainer who was inducted into the US army in 1958. 17. Ink pen that was advertised with the slogan, "Writes first time, every time." 19. Last name of professional athlete, known as the "Yankee Clipper." He married Marilyn Monroe in 1954. 26. Men's hairdos commonly associated with "greasers" 27. Name of the first dog in space (1957). 30. City of the pro basketball team who won 11 championships between 1956 and 1969. 32. This rocket was developed due to the work of Werner Von Braun and his team between 1950 and 1956. 33. First name of the mascot for this popular fast food chain that was first opened in 1955 34. Name of the hurricane that devastated Cameron, Louisiana in June, 1957. 35. What city had the first television station devoted solely to educational purposes? 37. This Naval Research Laboratory's Project (closely related to NASA's mission) enjoyed exceptional publicity from the second half of 1955 through all of 1956, but funding levels were too small to ensure success. 38. In 1959, San Francisco's Giants Stadium was renamed as _________ Park. 41. Last name of Prime Minister of Britain who returned to power in 1951. 42. The CBS logo was the "eye." What was in the background? 45. Bridge on the River _____ is a film set against the background of the building of the Burma Railway, during which about 96,000 people died. 46. Last name of a World War II general who was elected president of the United States in 1952. 47. You could send in a seal from this product to receive a Captain Midnight decoder ring 49. This famous author won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, in part for his writing of the book, "The Old Man and the Sea" 50. Project _______ was the name given to the U.S. manned space-flight project in 1958. 52. Last name of an American civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat in 1955. 53. James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the "Double-Helix" structure of this in 1953. 54. Last name of the Major who set a coast-to-coast air speed record in 1957, and who later became an astronaut. 55. Von Braun's plans for a manned mission to this place, using the space station as a staging point, were published in 1952.

Down 1. Jack Kilby invented this important piece of technology in 1958. 3. Name of Russia's first artificial satellite that was launched in 1957 4. Last name of golfer who was the PGA Champino in 1951. 5. In what country were the 1956 Winter Olympics held? 6. _________ v. Board of Education is a landmark Supreme Court case that ended racial segregation in public schools in 1954. 7. This country's lunar probe became the first man-made object to hit the moon in 1959. 8. In 1953, a restaurant was founded that is now known as Denny's. It was then known as Danny's ________. 12. In October, 1957 the Everly Brothers had a number one hit with this song about a girl that fell asleep with her boyfriend at the drive-in movie. What is the girls's name? 13. This Japanese car manufacturer started selling cars in the USA in 1957. 15. The University of ________ were the Rose Bowl Champions on January 1, 1951. 16. Abel and Baker were launched into space in May, 1959. What type of animals were Abel and Baker? 18. What type of vehicle was the X-15? (1959). 20. Last name of famous actor who starred in the movie "Rebel Without a Cause," and died en route to a road race in 1955. 21. What is a 78 rpm? 22. Last name of the individual that Von Braun worked with on a broadcast devoted to space exploration, that first went on air on March 9, 1955. 23. Last name of the actor who starred in the classic teen horror flick "The Blob" 24. This television show ran from 1952 to 1958, and the main character was referred to as the "man of steel." 25. This still popular Peanuts Cartoon Strip character did not appear in the first strip in October 1950. 28. Last name of army general relieved of his duty by President Harry S. Truman. 29. This famous amusement park first opened its gates in 1955. 30. In 1959, this icon, devoted to fashion, first appeared at a New York Toy Show. 31. This Federal Agency came into existed and officially began operations on October 1, 1958. 36. Lawrence Harvey Ziegler began a long radio broadcasting career on May 1, 1957. The name this former Miami disc jockey using today is Larry ______. 39. Sister of the main character Holden Caulfield in the book "The Catcher in the Rye" 40. This automobile, names for one of Henry Ford's sons, had an oval shaped grill. The poor selling car almost bankrupted Ford Motor Company. 42. In 1957 Britain tested its first hydrogen bomb on this island. 43. Last name of the person who is credited for developing the first Polio vaccine in 1953 44. Last name of the actor who won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1955 and later married Broadway star Ethel Merman. 46. ______ I is the name of America's first satellite in outer space (1958). 48. This war between parts of an Asian country took place in the 1950s. 51. Where would you use "Butch Wax"