Walter Frederick Morrison Sells Flying Disc Rights to Wham-O January 23, 1957
American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee".
Date: January 23, 1957
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