SANDY KOZEL
Aviator Wiley Post ended his around-the-world flight on this day in
1933. He had traveled 15,596 miles in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49
minutes. He was the first aviator to accomplish the feat. He began
the journey on July 15, flying nonstop to Berlin.
Wiley Hardeman Post (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935)
The “Winnie Mae” is on display at a branch of the Smithsonian’s
National Air and Space Museum.
The toy Mr. Potato Head was invented and developed by George Lerner in
1949, and first manufactured and distributed by Hasbro in 1952. Mr. Potato
Head was the first toy advertised on TV and has remained in production
since its debut. The toy was originally produced as separate plastic parts
with pushpins that could be stuck into a real potato or other vegetable, but
due to complaints regarding rotting vegetables and new government safety regulations, Hasbro began including a plastic potato body within the toy set
in 1964.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
George Lerner (1922–1995)
The Ives Manufacturing Corporation made toy trains from 1868 to
1932. For decades, Ives made clockwork trains, but created its
first electric train in 1910.
This is a full page ad for a Red Ryder BB gun that appeared in issue number 2 of the original Batman comic in the summer of 1940.
On this day in 1963, the Hula-Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy that became
a huge fad across America when it was first marketed by Wham-O in 1958, is patented by the company’s co-founder, Arthur "Spud" Melin.
An estimated 25 million Hula-Hoops were sold in its first four months
of production alone.
(1924 – 2002)
