Super Mario, one of the most iconic characters in video game history, made his inauspicious debut in 1981. He wasn’t…
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As decades go, the 1980s had more than its share of iconic technology, from Walkmen to VCRs to pagers. Most…
Throughout human history, children have played with and cared for dolls. Miniature facsimiles of human beings have been found around…
Photo: EvgeniiAnd (Shutterstock) The season is upon us: Mailboxes are filling up with letters from children to a jolly bearded…
World War II gave rise to countless innovations that would change American life for decades to come—from the rugged Jeep,…
Home video games may seem like a contemporary phenomenon, but they actually have roots that go back to the Truman…
Action figures were originally toys that were ready for “action,” because they were more flexible than similar-sized dolls. Designed with…