10The world is aging. The demographic future for the U.S. and the world looks very different than the recent past. Growth from 1950 to 2010 was rapid â the global population nearly tripled, and the U.S. population doubled.
Beer Can Island, also known as Hooked Spit or Greer Island Park is located at the northern tip of Longboat Key at Longboat Pass drawbridge. This popular white sand beach was formed by tidal currents and offers a beautiful undeveloped shoreline.
1935 (January): the first beer cans, flat tops filled with Krueger's Ale and Krueger's Beer, are sold in Richmond, Virginia. Canned beer is an immediate success! Krueger's Ale can from American Can Company advertisement, 1935. 1935 (July): Tru-Blue Beer and Ale appears in cans made by National Can Company, the second canning company to enter the market. 1935 (August): The first major brewer to can beer is Pabst, but they sell Export beer and not Pabst Blue Ribbon at first. Early Pabst can. 1935 (September): Schlitz appears in the first conetop can made by Continental Can Company, the third can company to enter the fray.