The History of the "Real Solid Liquid®"

Silly Putty® has been around for 50 years now, and in the past half-century, it's become an American toy classic. From its origins in a scientist's laboratory in 1943 and its introduction to the world in 1950, to its addition to the Smithsonian Institution, the fun and colorful history of Silly Putty® is one for the books!

Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang premier in comic strip by Charles Schulz

Smokey Bear becomes a symbol for forest fire prevention

Cinderella appears in movie theaters

The first Club Med opens

The first credit card is issued by Diners Club®

Minute Rice® debuts

PaperMate® makes the first leak-proof ballpoint pen

Haloid Corporation (later named Xerox®) develops the first xerographic copy machine