On this day in 1937, DuPont patented Nylon. It became so popular that just after WWII, in 1946, a “nylon riot” broke out in Washington DC, when hundreds of women broke windows and battered each other during a nylon hose sale at a department sale.
- The women all went for the “Control Top” hose… thus earning the event the name “The Second Battle of The Bulge”.
Another reminder…
I’ll be back behind the microphone broadcasting live - a week from tomorrow - Fri. Feb 24 - for the 25th Annual Salvation Army Bed & Bread Club Radiothon! This year the Radiothon will be heard on 760 WJR (go ahead… jot that down on your hand!) from 6am to 10pm live from the Oakland Mall. This one-day event provides the funds that feed 5000 men, women and children 365 days a year! Please SAVE THE DATE and join me and the guys from 760 WJR, along with “Purtan’s People” for this all-important event!
Have a great day!
-Dick