The London Underground was the world's first underground rail when it opened in 1863. The NYC subway opened over forty years later in 1904.

Star Trek debuted on September 8, 1966, and aired for three seasons on NBC. Star Wars premiered on May 25, 1977.

The first Polaroid debuted in 1948. Kodak introduced the Super 8mm film cameras in 1965.

Microsoft was founded in 1975 in Albuquerque. Apple was founded in 1976 in Cupertino.

Radar experiments can be traced to the 19th century, but it took off in the 1930s when eight nations developed radar tech in the 1930s. The microwave cooking oven was patented on October 8, 1945.

The Pet Rock was made by advertising executive Gary Dahl in 1975. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots were first manufactured in 1964.

The Apollo 11 crew landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey came out a year earlier on April 3, 1968.

"Jungle Boogie" was released on November 24, 1973. The Rumble in the Jungle boxing event was held on October 30, 1974.

The Studio 54 building opened in 1927, but it wasn't until 1977 that Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opened the nightclub. Joseph Heller's Catch-22 was first published in 1961.

The Doctor Strange character first appeared in Marvel Comics in 1963. Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove was released a year later in 1964.