[Vision2020] Fwd: ADV: 1957: Toy company Wham-O produces first Frisbees

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Mon Jan 23 05:21:23 PST 2023


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> Toy company Wham-O produces first Frisbees
> On January 23, 1957, machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs-now known to millions of fans all over the world as Frisbees. The story of the Frisbee began in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where William Frisbie opened the Frisbie Pie Company in 1871. S... read more
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