1917 ⟶ First Girl Scout Cookie Sale

The first known sale of Girl Scout Cookies begins.
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🏐 Volleyball's Invention

Volleyball is invented.⟶
Volleyball's Invention (1895)
SportsGamesRecreationSocial HistoryLeisure
United StatesUnited States

🧸 Teddy Bear Debuts

February 15: The first teddy bear is invented.⟶
Teddy Bear Debuts (1903)
ToysChildhoodPopular CultureManufacturingConsumerismAmerican Culture
United StatesUnited States

🍪 First Girl Scout Cookie Sale

The first known sale of Girl Scout Cookies begins.⟶
First Girl Scout Cookie Sale (1917)
FoodMarketingSocial HistoryCharityConsumerism
United StatesUnited States

🚫 Prohibition Begins in the United States

January 17: Prohibition in the United States begins.⟶
Prohibition Begins in the United States (1920)
ProhibitionSocial ReformCrimeOrganized Crime
United StatesUnited States

🍬 Bubble Gum Introduced Commercially

Bubble gum is invented.⟶
Bubble Gum Introduced Commercially (1928)
ConsumerismAmerican CultureInventionsFood IndustryEntertainmentBusiness
United StatesUnited States