The Chinese called it the Year of the Pig. The United Nations dubbed 2007 the International Year of the Dolphin. It was the year that Scouting turned 100 years old. 2007 also marked the 100th anniversary of the:
Hershey’s Kiss
United Parcel Service
Taxi cabs
The electric vacuum cleaner
Canada Dry Ginger Ale
Bakelite (the precursor to modern plastic)
Paper towels
Color photography
Paper cups
The gas station
The State of Oklahoma
The term “egg-head”
Looking back, 2007 was for the most part a pretty ho hum year; but although nothing much changed, there was no shortage of folks who were into diapers albeit not for the purposes of change. A lady astronaut launched the year by donning her diapers to travel halfway across the United States to make a rival in romance disappear. She was followed by a host of players (none of them winners) all attempting to get into the diapers of Anna Nicole Smith’s only living heir.