Invented by Arthur K. Melin and Richard P. Knerr of the Wham-O toy company, thehula hoop was inspired by Australian wood rings. More than 100 million of the multi-colored plastic hoops sold in the first year on the market. Although the fad slowed in the 1960s, the toy is still popul...
Self-defined flapper Ellen Welles Pagewrote in 1922of living the flapper lifestyle: a free-spirited, Charleston-dancing fad for young women who wore bobbed hair, powdered their noses, and wore fringed dresses and other striking styles. The Great Depression is blamed for the demise of that life...