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Charles Harrison: The Black Industrial Designer Who Revamped View-Master

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on February 10, 2021

Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1931, Charles Harrison spent his childhood playing with model airplanes…

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  • Costumes

Let’s Put on a Show!

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

When I was growing up and my sister and I got together with our favorite…

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  • Culture and Society

Chalking Up a Win

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 19, 2020

Congratulations to sidewalk chalk for earning a place of honor among the three toys inducted…

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Baby Nancy Inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on November 12, 2020December 22, 2020

It all began following the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles, California. Louis S. Smith,…

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  • Culture and Society

Skater Girls: A Brief History on Female of Skateboarders

  • by The Strong
  • Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

In 1959, Roller Derby Skate Company released its Roller Derby Skateboard, the first mass-produced skateboard…

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  • Culture and Society

This Week: How a Tension Spring Became a National Phenomenon: Ten Slink-tastic facts about the Slinky

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on August 28, 2020September 5, 2020

August 30th is National Slinky Day and 2020 is the toy’s 75th anniversary. These 10…

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