1. The first microwave was born at around the same time as you.
2. In your lifetime, you have spent four years traveling in an automobile, and six months waiting at a red light.
3. Gunsmoke debuted on CBS-TV while you were a GW Junior. It went on to become the longest-running (20 years) series on television.
4. Rock and Roll music began during your lifetime; in fact, you watched Elvis Presley,
“The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” take the music scene by storm.
5. Velcro was developed as you entered the workforce.
6. You remember, as a tot, watching the Wizard of Oz’s first airing on TV.
7. When you were a student, you couldn’t take the Metro to buy produce at Eastern Market.
8. The DNA molecule was first photographed while you were in high school.
9. The most famous song during your graduation year was Woody Guthrie’s This Land is Your Land.
10. The United States motto, "In God We Trust", was authorized a few months after you received your degree.