In Akron, Ohio, Bill Wilson and Dr. Robert Smith, two
recovering alcoholics, founded Alcoholics Anonymous,
also known as "A.A.," a 12-step rehabilitation program
that eventually helped countless people cope with
alcoholism.

Based on psychological techniques that have long been
used in suppressing certain personality traits, members
of the strictly anonymous organization control their
disease through guided group discussion and
confession.

As of 2021, AA estimated it is active in 180 countries with
an estimated membership of nearly two million—73% in
the United States and Canada.

Other addiction support groups patterned on A.A. include
Narcotics Anonymous and Gamblers Anonymous.

They would often bring imported fruits, nuts, and cocoa which
were obtained during their voyages to Mr. Whitman so that he 
could make the popular European confections people craved
in that era.

Stephen Franch Whitman (1823 – 1888)

The cereal, which contains neither grapes nor nuts, was
developed in 1897 by  C.W. Post, who was a patient
(and then a competitor), of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.  

It was one of the first commercial products marketed as
health food.

     
Charles William Post (1854 – 1914)      John Harvey Kellogg   
                                                                         (1852 – 1943)   
                   
                                                                          

S&H redemption centers numbered 600 nationwide by the 
mid-1960s.

Shelley Byron Hutchison
(1864 – 1961)

On March 9, 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at
the American Toy Fair in New York City.

Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie
was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States
with adult features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth
Handler, who co-founded Mattel, Inc. with her husband
in 1945.

Ruth Marianna Handler (November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002)