On the 8th June 1972 one of the most iconic photographs of the Vietnam War was taken of Phan Thị Kim Phúc, a nine-year-old girl from the South Vietnamese village of Trang Bang.
The day before Mr Potato Head was released by Hasbro he featured in the first ever television advert for a toy that was aimed directly at children.
Literally translated as ‘Fount of Life’, Lebensborn was designed to harness apparent racial purity through the birth of children conceived between Aryan women and members of the SS, often as a result of extramarital relationships.
The United Nations General Assembly established UNICEF to provide help for children in countries affected by World War II.
On the 1st May 1952, Mr Potato Head first went on sale.
On the 12th December 1935, the Lebensborn registered association was established in Nazi Germany by the SS.
On the 10th November 1969, the American children’s television show Sesame Street was broadcast for the first time.
On the 12th June 1942, Anne Frank received a diary as a thirteenth birthday present from her father.
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