The Kingdom of Rome grew rapidly from a trading town to a prosperous city between the 8th and 6th centuries BCE. When the last of the seven kings of Rome, Tarquin the Proud, was deposed in 509 BCE, his rival for power, Lucius Junius Brutus, reformed the system of government and established the Roman Republic. it was war which would make Rome a powerful force in the ancient world.
Hopkins was an age removed from the beloved, but fictional, Don Draper. Nevertheless he drilled into human habits to sell Pepsodent toothpaste. Hopkins codified the cycle of habit (cue, routine, reward) which is the backbone of modern advertising. Today, Hopkins is almost totally forgotten.
His invention took spun sugar, a sweet delicacy dating back to medieval times, and turned it into a treat for the masses that became a huge hit at the 1904 World's Fair. Read more about the strange history of the cotton candy machine and its rocket to popularity, thanks to one enterprising dentist. â Read more: How a Dentist Popularized Cotton Candy by Zachary Crockett at Priceonomics. More posts in The Week in Food News: September 8 - 14.