This Day in History: 1963
The Hula-Hoop, a massive toy fad, is patented by Arthur "Spud" Melin.
The Hula-Hoop, a massive toy fad, is patented by Arthur "Spud" Melin.
1952: Ernest Hemingway completes his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Old Man and the Sea".
1863: Congress passes a conscription act, producing the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens.