Whenever I do research on the items that I just bought, I often run across some fun facts that happened during a certain year.  It could be a product that was released in a certain year, an advertising icon was debuted, or even something was invented that we never thought we could do without.

So what are some of the things that happened in the year 1928?

January 1—the first office building with air conditioning opened to the public.

July 9—saw the debut of the Plymouth car.

July 29—Walt Disney creates some test footage for Steamboat Willie.  This footage features the iconic character Mickey Mouse.

The famous British brand of men’s hair styling products called Brylcreem makes its debut.

An accountant for the Fleer Chewing Gum Company by the name of Walter Diemer invents the fruit flavored (and usually pink) Dubble Bubble gum in 1928.

This is just a handful of the things that happened in 1928.  What are some of the things that you heard of?