Have you ever wondered what gifts were popular in the past? Here are the toys everyone wanted in Christmases past:

1759: The first commercially produced roller skates appeared and they were the craze.

1800: The first mass-produced dolls were marketed.

1902: Inspired by President Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation efforts and promoted by creative writers, the Tedy Bear came into being. It was one of the first “stuffed” toys.

1903: A wax crayon was developed in Europe and was first used to mark crates and boxes. Later called Crayola, it made its way in several colors to the U.S. where boxes of eight retailed for 5 cents.

1910: Joshua Lionel Cowen tried to make an electric train at age 7, but it exploded. Years later, his efforts were successful and the Lionel train was born. It cost $6 and consisted of an electric flatcar and 30 feet of track.

1930: Alfred Butts created a game that utilized chance and skill. Called Lexiko, then Criss Cross Words, it was sold to James Brunot, who renamed it “Scrabble” a real word meaning “to grope frantically.”

1932: The modern Yo-Yo was patented by Donald Duncan.

1934: Monopoly was invented by Charles Darrow, a Pennsylvania engineer. The game was turned down by Parker Brothers being too complicated, but they bought it in 1935.

1943: The year of the Slinky, which is still enjoyed by kids and adults.

1959: Barbie Dolls were created by Elliot Handler, the founder of Mattel. About half of American girls have owned at least one.

1960: The year of the Etch a Sketch.

1970: Pong. Though others worked on a similar game, Nolan Bushnell patented Pong, which was the first video game.

In 1965, GI Joe came on the scene, followed by action figures in 1977 and Trivial Pursuit in 1979, and Beanie Babies in 1993.