December of 2014. You can watch this and other programs online. On booktv any event from the museum of American Finance on the origins of the board game monopoly. Mary pilon, author of the monopolists obsession, fury, and the scandal behind the worlds favorite board game refuge the commonly held history by the dms manufacturer parker brokers that an unemployed salesman sold the idea of smallcompany in 1935. What the plan is the history of the gate and opened up to questions and answers but we are not just yet during and getting insight on what you find useful. This is the cover of the book. Monopoly as we know it today, and houses and mr. Monopoly, if you talk to them say Parker Brothers which is now owned by hasbro, for years this story, this gentleman went to the game at the height of the Great Depression and in america one of americas darkest hours egos to his basement and innovates and makes this game and put Atlantic City properties on it as an homage, and here is the regional mon
Greenhouses, mr. Monopoly. Most people say Parker Brothers which is now owned by hasbro. And for years the story was this gentleman at the height of the Great Depression and one of americas darkest hours, he goes hours, he goes into his basement and innovates and makes this game and puts Atlantic City properties on it as an almost a vacations during better times. Here is the original patent from 1935. 1935. You can see it looks a lot like monopoly today, the tokens, the board, the property. This version has been on the website for years. Some people believe there was the inspiration for some of the early mr. Monopoly characters. The only problem is that stories are true. The actual game originated with a woman this woman elizabeth mcgee. Prior to inventing prior to inventing her game she had a patent for a typewriter gadget. She was an outspoken feminist. Feminist. She had a lot of views on this. Her father was a gentleman named james mcgee who was not just an influential newspaper own
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Puppet theater celebrates its 50th anniversary, we spend the hour with the theaters the founder, Peter Schumann, and speak him about why he uses the theater to address the most urgent political issues of our time from Nuclear Weapons to nsa spying. Soon to celebrate his 80th birthday, we will also ask Peter Schumann about why he refuses to retire, and the place of older people in our society. When i think of my motherin , theyd other older family are able to do things and society doesnt find a way of bowing to the concentrated power. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The United Nations is warning the ongoing violence in south sudan has claimed thousands of lives in just over a week. Hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee. On wednesday, the Un Security Council approved a measure to nearly double the number of peacekeepers to around 15,000. Oncretarygeneral ban ki mo pleaded for an end to the viole
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