Science on the 15th of May 1940 in history

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Date	Type	Text
15 May 1940 Nylon stockings	science	Nylon stockings In 1940, nylon stockings went on general sale for the first time in the United States in Wilmington, Delaware. Four million pairs were sold in several hours.	0
15 May 1940 stockings	science	stockings (chemistry) Women's stockings made of nylon are first placed on sale across the United States.	0

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