M&Ms were invented in 1941 as a means for soldiers to enjoy chocolate without it melting. During the war, the candy was sold exclusively to the military. Captain America Comics #1, the first appearance of Captain America and Bucky.

Orange Bowl: January 1, 1941 - Mississippi State over Georgetown Rose Bowl: January 1, 1941 - Stanford over Nebraska Sugar Bowl : January 1, 1941 - Boston College over Tennessee; Kentucky Derby: Whirlaway; Westminster Kennel Best in Show Dog: My Own Brucie; Time Magazine's Man of the Year: Franklin D. Roosevelt; Miss America: Rosemary LaPlanche (Los Angeles, CA)

The haircut of choice for girls was the ponytail, and all the cool guys wore duck tails and sideburns to emulate icons like James Dean and Elvis Presley. Popular slang included “threads” (clothes), “cranked” (excited), and “cool it” (relax). You could be a “cat” (a hip person), a “nerd” (a not-so-hip person).

1941 • The first Superman movie, an animated cartoon, debuted. • The first disposable aerosol cans were developed by Lyle Goodhue and W. N. Sullivan. 1942 • The first all-star bowling tournament was held. • The first successful turbo-prop engine was developed. 1943 • The Slinky® was invented but not sold commercially until 1947. 1944

08/01/2019 · M&M’s were first made in 1941, but it wasn’t until 13 years later that the arguably more popular Peanut M&M’s came on the scene. And while Peanut M&M’s come in basically every color these days, when they first hit store shelves, they were only available in tan.

This famous, old fashioned candy made its unforgettable debut in 1941. M&M's Candy was invented by Forrest Mars, the son of Frank Mars. Candy was in the genes for this family! Forrest first thought of M&M's while in Spain during the civil war. He noticed the British soldiers eating handfuls of a round, hard-shelled candy.

21/07/2017 · Standard appliances of the era included toasters, mixers, iceboxes or refrigerators, stoves and ovens. Other kitchen items included teakettles, coffee makers, coffee grinders, cookie jars and canisters. Chrome was popular for its beauty and easy of cleaning.

An extravagant gift even by today’s standards, pedal cars were most popular during the interwar period and were prominently featured in Sears catalogs every year during the Great Depression. The shortage of metal during WWII did more to harm sales than …

War Bonds introduced raising $13 billion. Women's Coast Guard Auxiliary established. Voice of America begins broadcasting. Car Makers switch from making cars to making War Materials. The United States conducts an air raid on Tokyo during World War II.