The History of the Yoyo Timeline for Computers 6-3 Mr. Fiocco

By lkolisetty
  • 500 BCE

    Beginning of the Yoyo

    Beginning of the Yoyo
    • made from Greece or China
      • used more than playing but for certain gods
  • Period: 1500 to

    The Philippines Yoyo

    • used for hunting and safer ones for kids to play with
      • it traveled from Greece or China all the way to the Philippines
      • The yoyos used for hunting were 20 ft

  • The Indian Yoyo

    The Indian Yoyo
    • it was historically mentioned and was used for playing

  • The French Yoyo

    The French Yoyo
    • also known as the "emigrette", "joujou de Normandie"
      • yoyos were popular in Europe all over
      • it was found in a painting of King Louis XVII who was 4 years old
      • yoyos impacted the French Revolution
  • Period: to

    The Flores Company

    • Donald F. Duncan Sr. purchased the WHOLE company
    • This was because he was inspired by all the tricks that a person named Pedro did with the yoyo
    • Founded in San Francisco

  • The Duncan Company

    The Duncan Company
    • the new name for the company was The Duncan Company instead of The Flores Company because it was named after Duncan
      • They sold a bunch and totaled up to 45 million yo-yos in a country with only 40 million kids and still could not keep up with the demand
      • You can see that the company had its wonderful times but they could keep up with it
      • They invented metal and plastic yoyos and the yoyo was practically known worldwide

  • End of the Reign for The Duncan Company

    The company was doing well until they hit an obstacle and couldn't keep up, and sooner or later, the company got bankrupt :(
    - June 6th is yoyo day, remembered for Donald Duncan Sr.
    I hope that is when we finish

  • The Yoyo is Out of this World

    The Yoyo is Out of this World
    • The yoyo was later than brought back for info about how it would react to being in space
      • "A basic spinning yo-yo was used to see what effect microgravity would have on it. What they discovered was that a yo-yo could be released at slow speeds and gracefully move along the string."