Mattel, Inc. was founded in 1945 by Harold "Matt" Matson and Elliot Handler. It
initially sold picture frames then dollhouse furniture. Mattel ranked #413 on the
Fortune 500 in 2008.The products and brands it produces include Fisher-Price, 
Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys.The company is headquartered in
El Segundo, California.

Alka-Seltzer is an effervescent antacid and pain reliever first
marketed by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company. It was developed
by Maurice Treneer, head chemist at Miles, in Elkhart, Indiana.

Alka-Seltzer is currently owned by Bayer Schering Pharma AG,
Germany.

"Plop, plop, fizz, fizz"

The Ford Model A was the second huge success for the Ford Motor Company,
after its predecessor, the Model T. First produced on October 20, 1927, but
not sold until December 2, it replaced the venerable Model T, which had been
produced for 18 years.

The Ford model A assembly line at the Rouge Complex

FIRST MODEL A DELIVERED IN HOUSTON TEXAS – 1928

Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford

An estimated 250,000 spectators attended the first parade.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has been an annual event presented by the
retail store chain Macy’s since 1924. It is the second-oldest parade held in the U.S.
on Thanksgiving, along with Detroit’s America’s Thanksgiving Parade.The Macy’s
event has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952.