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1959
Crayola was founded as Binney & Smith Company by cousins
Edwin Binney and Charles Harold Smith (below) in New York
City in 1885.
Comparison of the original two Crayola No. 8 boxes
showing each side of the 1904 Gold Medal they
received.
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On August 25, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, which became one
of the best-loved movies in history, opened in theaters
around the United States.
The Wizard of Oz won a Best Song Oscar for “Over the
Rainbow,” which became one of Garland’s signature
hits. Garland won a special award at that year’s Oscar
ceremony, for Best Juvenile Performer.
Nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture
category, The Wizard of Oz lost to the Civil War–era
epic Gone With the Wind. The Wizard of Oz won a
Best Song Oscar for “Over the Rainbow,” which
became one of Garland’s signature hits. Garland
won a special award at that year’s Oscar ceremony,
for Best Juvenile Performer.
