THE LAST HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY |
|
|
|
|
SO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE LAPD |
|
|
|
On October 26, 1972 this future U.S. Secretary of State declared that "Peace is at hand" in Vietnam |
|
|
German Lotte Reiniger pioneered animation using these dark cutouts on a light background |
|
|
"Spider's Web" in 2000 was the third adaptation of one of her plays into a novel |
|
|
This canned tuna company has been using a mermaid on its logo since 1952 |
|
|
To join the LAPD you must be younger than 35, but at least this age at the time of hire |
|
|
A doctor who may be summoned at any time, especially by phone |
|
|
In 1990 Guillermo Endara became Panama's president after this strongman surrendered to U.S. officials |
|
|
The first British feature-length cartoon was a 1955 version of this beastly Orwell novel |
|
|
Under the name Maxwell Grant, Walter B. Gibson created this hero who could cloud men's minds |
|
|
This fast food chain told us to "Save the Chickens...Eat a Whopper" |
|
|
During the physical abilities test, this must be maintained for 30 seconds while standing on a platform |
|
|
|
On March 1, 1954 5 Congressmen were wounded by supporters of independence for this commonwealth |
|
|
A very late rabbit is featured in Czech master Jan Svankmajer's 1988 version of the story of this girl |
|
|
Day job of the mystery-solving character Roger Dowling |
|
|
The unofficial theme song of this Warner Brothers blabberbeak is "Camptown Races" ...doo dah |
|
|
Of weight, height or hearing requirements, the one dropped by the LAPD as of March 1997 |
|
|
Getting British unemployment benefits begun in 1911 |
|
|
In 1961 military leaders killed this Caribbean nation's dictator Rafael Trujillo |
|
|
Like George Pal's "Toons", director Ladislas Starevich was best known for animation using these 3-D figures |
|
|
FDR & Isaac Asimov were among members of the BSI, this group of Sherlock Holmes fans |
|
|
It's often performed at wedding receptions |
|
|
|
Like woman Penelope Cruz in a 2000 film title |
|
|
In the 1980s Bulgaria ordered this ethnic minority from a neighbor to the southeast to take Slavic names |
|
|
In the 1950s the Zagreb School in this country gained notice for its unDisneyfied style |
|
|
In 1972 Faye Marder married this man; in 1985 they each put out their first mystery novels |
|
|
Created by Jay Ward & Bill Scott, his secret identity was Henry Cabot Henhaus III |
|
|
|
Acting as judge in a trial or not picked to participate in your team's baseball game |
|