The Century Slider, located at the bottom of the timeline, can be moved to view different periods in time. Move the Event Magnifier to focus on specific historical events. Dates under the transparent window become highlighted and information appears here.
Cabbage Patch Kids weren't even originally called Cabbage Patch Kids-they were first called Little People. They were all cloth dolls and sold at craft shows-an inauspicious start for what would become a certified craze.
American soldiers were referred to as dough boys in Europe during  World War 1. It is thought they got this nickname because of the  famous fried dumpling that was called a â¦ dough boy.Answered. In War and Military History.ot to be confused with the Pillsbury Dough Boy. American WWII soldiers still thought of themselves as doughboys, though by that war it was usually shortened to doughs. The allegation that their self bestowed nickname was GIs was an invention of the press, mostly, and only gained wide currency post war.