{"id":4262,"date":"2013-05-15T08:05:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T14:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secondbysecondworldwar.com\/?p=4262"},"modified":"2013-05-15T08:05:50","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T14:05:50","slug":"in-the-news-15-may-nylon-stockings-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondbysecondworldwar.com\/?p=4262","title":{"rendered":"In the news: 15 May, Nylon Stockings Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1942: Worn-out nylon (and silk) stockings are collected to be made into parachutes and glider tow ropes [Public domain, wiki]<\/p><\/div>Today is Nylon Stockings Day! Nylon was invented by the Du Pont Corporation in New Jersey. On 15 May 1940, Du Pont’s nylon stockings went on sale across the United States.<\/p>\n

Pairs that were worn out by 1942 are seen on the left, being donated to aid the war effort. They would be made into parachutes and glider tow ropes.<\/p>\n

Betty Grable<\/a>—the actress with the million-dollar legs—became the poster-person for nylons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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