Hula Hoop
Australian children twirling bamboo hoops around their waists for exercise gave Arthur Melin and Richard Knerr the idea for Hula Hoops. Their company, Wham-O, began to market the colorful plastic hoops in 1958. Hula Hoops became a craze, and people of all ages were soon swinging the large, lightweight rings around their waists, hips, arms, […]