It was a drinking straw that turned plain milk into chocolate milk and was put
on the market in Los Angeles by Frontier Foods Corp. in the 1950s. The straw
contained a strip of sugarless chocolate that would dissolve in milk when it
passed through. Strawberry and root-beer flavors were soon added later at
a price of 23 cents a dozen.

1957

Australian-born singer Helen Reddy was the first artist to ever win 
the coveted American Music Award for “Favorite Pop/Rock Female”
artist. She was also the first Australian to win a Grammy award and 
to have three #1 hits in the same year.