"American Bandstand" A television show based in Philadelphia that ran from 1952 to 1989. It introduced new pop stars and dances. Dick Clark became the host in 1956. (9)
Aristaeus A minor Greek god who was connected with the useful arts, including beekeeping. (10)
Birmingham, Sept. 15, four little angels dead This is a reference to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963. The church was used as a meeting place for Civil Rights Movement leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr., and others. On Sunday, September 15, the church was bombed and four children, ages 11 to 14, died while attending Sunday school classes. The case was unsolved until 1977, when Robert Chambliss, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, was found guilty. Three other men were named in the crime in 2000; at that time, one was dead and two others were arrested. One of those arrested, Thomas Blanton, was tried and convicted. (4)
Castro's sister Juanita Castro, sister of Cuban president Fidel Castro, was rumored to have supplied the CIA with information prior to moving to the United States in the early 1960s. (3)
Civil Rights Act A law envisioned by John F. Kennedy and passed by Lyndon Johnson and Congress on June 15, 1964. It made discrimination in public buildings illegal, provided equal employment opportunities, and made it easier to register to vote. (1)
Crystals, The A 1960s girl's singing group from New York City, whose big hits were "Then He Kissed Me," "Da Doo Ron Ron," and "He's a Rebel." (11)
"The Fugitive" A television series that ran from 1963 to 1967. David Janssen played Dr. Richard Kimble, a man falsely convicted of his wife's murder. He escaped a train that was taking him to prison and hunted for the real killer, a one-armed man. The series was the talk around the water cooler at work. (7)
