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History.com: The Toys That Built America
Against the backdrop of major events in American history like the Civil War and the Great Depression, "The Toys that Built America" shares a different story -- one that brings new products and nostalgic toys during cultural and economic...
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History.com: The Toys That Built America: Clash of the Toy Titans (S1, E2)
As the post-war baby boom creates unprecedented demand for toys, Ruth Handler turns her greatest gamble into the most recognizable toy in the world. Meanwhile, rival Merrill Hassenfeld, at the reigns of a company that will one day be one...
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History.com: The Toys That Built America: Masters of Invention (S1, E1)
The incredible creations of some of the most iconic toys in history happened by chance. During World War II, a naval engineer accidentally creates an iconic spiral toy that walks down stairs, when he's trying to come up with a way to...
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History.com: The Toys That Built America: Board Game Empires (S1, E4)
After failing to make a living selling lithographs, Milton Bradley creates one of America's first board games, which will go on to become one of the biggest of all time. But the Parker brothers threaten Bradley's reign. But it's a game...
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History.com: The Toys That Built America: Toy Car Wars (S1, E3)
As car culture cranks up in the early 1950s, a young machinist in England invents one of the world's most successful toys when he creates a toy car small enough to fit inside a matchbox for his daughter to take to school. In Los Angeles,...