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2. Shindana Toys - Wikipedia

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   The first doll created by Shindana Toys was named Baby Nancy. [5] Many later Shindana Toys dolls featured ethnically correct names, including names that were Swahili in origin. Operation Bootstrap contracted with Mattel Toymakers to create a talking voice unit, just like the one invented for Chatty Cathy in 1960, for their doll Tamu in 1971 ...

3. List of African-American inventors and scientists - Wikipedia

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   Johnson invented the Super Soaker water gun, which was the top-selling toy in the United States from 1991 to 1992. In 1980 Johnson formed his own law firm and licensed the Super Soaker water gun to Larami Corporation. Two years later, the Super Soaker generated over $200 million in retail sales and became the best selling toy in North America.

4. National Toy Hall of Fame - Wikipedia

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   The National Toy Hall of Fame is a U.S. hall of fame that recognizes the contributions of toys and games that have sustained their popularity for many years. Criteria for induction include: icon status (the toy is widely recognized, respected, and remembered); longevity (more than a passing fad); discovery (fosters learning, creativity, or discovery); and innovation (profoundly changed play or ...

5. The Marx Toys story: Iconic toys once made in Erie and ... - AOL

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   A 'Big Wheel,' manufactured by Marx Toys, is displayed at the Hagen History Center in Erie. Their Big Wheel trikes, model trains, wind-up toys, and toy soldier sets were among Marx Toys ...

6. The Fad Toy Everyone Was Obsessed With the Year You Were Born

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   This pre-compressed spring was invented in the '40s, but it didn't gain worldwide popularity until the early '50s. ... a few years later, 8.9 million of the toys were recalled over 150 reported ...

7. 'I am Black history': Magnet academy teachers, students ... - AOL

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8. Kid Spark Education - Wikipedia

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   The Rokenbok Toy Company was founded in 1995 by Paul Eichen in the United States to create an heirloom quality toy system. [1] The first Rokenbok toys debuted at the 1997 American International Toy Fair in New York City. In 2010 the company made a substantial push researching the effect of media, like Rokenbok, on developing minds.

9. How the Cabbage Patch Kids craze of 1983 helped create Black ...

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   As shoppers line up for Black Friday, whether online or in person, be thankful that those lovable, squeezable Cabbage Patch Kids are not atop the wish lists of most kids, like they were this time ...