Posted on 05/15/2006 7:32:11 AM PDT by pissant
Following is the daily "Profile America" feature for Monday, May 15 from the US Census Bureau:
Profile America is one of the basics of most women's wardrobes went on sale for the first time on this day in 1940.
Publicized as "Nylons Day," stores selected to carry the new product were mobbed.
Some 63-million pairs of nylon stockings were sold the first year, but they soon became scarce as nylon production went to the war effort, such as parachutes.
Nylon was the first artificial fiber. It was soon joined by many others, which have become a mainstay in making clothing either alone or blended with natural fibers, such as cotton and wool.
There are nearly 34- thousand women's clothing stores across the U.S., and they sell some 31-billion dollars of apparel and accessories each year.
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the US Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. Bureau honors privacy, protects confidentiality, share our expertise globally, and conduct our work openly.
U.S. Census Bureau
LOL. That's good too.
Sorry. I'll have to research the archives.
I'll be waitin'.
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