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Slinky. The Slinky is a helical spring toy invented by Richard T. James in the early 1940s. It can perform a number of tricks, including travelling down a flight of steps end-over-end as it stretches and re-forms itself with the aid of gravity and its own momentum; and appearing to levitate for a period of time after it has been dropped. These ...
Although that makes finding that "Made in the U.S.A." label in the toy store tricky at best, here are 25 of the best toys made in America, from Slinky and Crayola to little-known small business ...
Whitney Houston scored seven consecutive number-one singles during the 1980s, becoming the only artist in the chart's history to achieve this feat. During the 1980s, George Michael scored four number-one singles as a solo artist, three with Wham! and one as a duet with Aretha Franklin. Olivia Newton-John 's "Physical" remained the longest at ...
Richard T. James. Richard Thompson James[2] (March 27, 1914 – July 13, 1974) [3] was an American naval engineer, best known for inventing the Slinky spring toy with his wife Betty James in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania in 1943.
Now That's What I Call USA: The 80s (11 August 2023) 4-CD and 3-LP translucent blue, white and red vinyl selection. Now That's What I Call Pop Gold (10 November 2023) 4-CD and 3-LP fabulous neon pink, orange and yellow vinyl selection. Now That's What I Call Unforgettable (26 January 2024) 4-CD.
Betty gave the name Slinky to this spiral metal toy. Betty M. James (February 13, 1918 – November 20, 2008) [1] was an American businessperson who came up with the name for the Slinky her husband Richard T. James invented. She ran James Industries, the firm that manufactured the toy, by herself starting in 1960 after her husband left the firm ...
The 1980s saw the emergence of electronic dance music and new wave, also known as Modern Rock. As disco fell out of fashion in the decade's early years, [1] genres such as post-disco, Italo disco, Euro disco, and dance-pop became more popular. Rock music continued to enjoy a wide audience. [2] Soft rock, [3] glam metal, thrash metal, shred ...
There were two different music videos produced for the song. The original Swiss version features the band performing the song in a darkened room. [5] The US version of the video incorporates more of a storyline, with alternating location shots featuring the band members and various female models.