In the toy industry, Alan Dorfman is master of the mini-verse. Dorfman, first as the founder of the Basic Fun toy company, and now as president of Super Impulse, became fascinated by miniature toys ...
When Onondaga High School students arrived for their final day of classes of the 1992 school year they were in for a surprise. Officials had put up security checkpoints at every door, including one ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Twister, the parlor game once too hot for the Sears catalog but cool enough for Johnny Carson, was inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The class of 2015 also ...
Discover the incredible story behind the Super Soaker, the iconic toy that took the ’90s by storm! Learn how a NASA employee, Dr. Lonnie Johnson, turned his passion for tinkering into a revolutionary ...
At one point, the water gun became the No. 1-selling toy across the United States. Its creator says, "It's just a matter of pursuing a passion, if you will, and sticking to it." Lonnie Johnson, the ...
Lonnie Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker, one of the bestselling toys of all time, is not just a member of the National Toy Hall of Fame, he’s also a nuclear engineer and NASA scientist with over ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Twister, the parlor game once too hot for the Sears catalog but cool enough for Johnny Carson, was inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The class of 2015 also ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The puppet will take its rightful place in the National Toy Hall of Fame this year, officials said on Thursday, joining Twister, the 1960's-vintage party game, and Super Soaker, ...