Slinky Toy (1940’s)
The Slinky or "Lazy Spring" toy has mesmerized children since the mid 1940's. The helical spring toy stretches and then…
Silly Putty (1950’s)
Silly Putty has been marketed under many names since it was invented - Thinking Putty, Bouncing Putty, Tricky Putty, Nutty…
Lava Lamps (1960’s)
A lava lamp (or Astro lamp as it was originally know), is a decorative light featuring various colored, oozing blobs…
Flagpole Sitting (1920’s)
The Roaring Twenties saw an odd but not new spectacle of "flagpole sitting". Pole sitting is the act of sitting…
The CB Radio Craze (1970’s)
The CB radio was invented in 1945 by Al Gross, the inventor of the walkie-talkie, who later started the Citizens…
MDMA or Ecstasy (1990’s)
MDMA or ecstasy (often abbreviated "E" or "X") was first synthesized in 1912 by Merck chemist Anton Kollisch in an…
Crack Cocaine (1980’s)
Crack is cheap, easy to get, and highly addictive. It emerged in the mid-1980's as the popular drug of choice…
