Between 1949 and 1952, the Pomeranian held a solid 10th place in the AKC’s list of Top Ten breeds by registration. The breed vanished from the Top Ten list in 1953, and wouldn’t appear again until what year? We’ll give you the answer below, but some hints:

• Pampers introduced the first disposable diaper;

• You could buy a dozen eggs for 30 cents;

• Six Flags over Texas theme park officially opened;

• The pop culture quote of the year came from Starkist tuna and was, “Sorry, Charlie. Starkist wants tuna that tastes good, not tuna with good taste;”

• Black and Decker introduced the first cordless power drill;

• Ibuprofen was introduced to the public;

and finally, below is the ending theme song to the #1 rated TV show of our mystery year:

Did you guess the year without sneaking on peak on the Internet?

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We lied. A couple of more hints that should “seal the deal” because these were big events:

Time Magazine’s Man of the Year was John F. Kennedy;
Sabena Flight 548 Crashed killing the United States Figure Skating Team;
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth.

So, now did you get it? The answer is 1961. That year, the Top Ten registered dogs in the AKC were:

1) Poodle
2) Beagle
3) Dachshund
4) Chihuahua
5) German Shepherd Dog
6) Pekingese
7) Collie
8) Cocker Spaniel
9) Boston Terrier
10) Pomeranian