Toy fads have surged and faded for as long as commercial playthings have existed. Americans have gone wild for hits like Barbie dolls, Beanie Babies and Tickle Me Elmos. Yet, none of these crazes ...

It was forty years ago, so the memory has likely degraded beyond recognition, but what I seem to recall is that I never expected to be given a Cabbage Patch Kid. A couple of my first-grade classmates ...