ON THIS DAY: 24 October 1939
ON THIS DAY: 24 October 1939 – something extraordinary happened in Wilmington, Delaware, USA: nylon stockings went on sale to the public for the very first time. The day became known as ‘Nylon Day’ – and women couldn’t get enough of them! Nylon had been developed by a team of chemists at DuPont, led by … Read more