I can't tell you why, but it has been in 1/5's since 1960 A.D. at least, but they still had quarts like now.
I'm guessing it had to do with laws. My thinking is the was some kind of tax on a quart, so "they" decided to sell the gallon divided by 5 to skirt the law.
My M&D had a bar that opened that year, and next time I see them, I'll have to ask. My Dad knows all that odd stuff. The kind of thing where when he met a doofus, he would recommend them becoming a cooper. Nay nay, look it up
Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose
alcohol is over 103gallons a month
20,000
1 million
dinosaurs
The sport's popularity has swelled and shrunk over the years. In 2006, U.S. skateboard sales were $76.1 million, a 2% decline from a year earlier, according to the National Sporting Goods Assn. (from LA Times article) I cant seem to find a hard number of units sold, though maybe this will give you an idea.
alcohol is over 103gallons a month
25 were sold in its first year
Over 200 caseses of barbed wire were sold in the first year
1976 was the first year is was sold in the U.S.
The first slaves were sold in 1665.
there was ove three thousand hershery kisses sold in the first year.
1928.
There were 300,000 copies of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' sold in the first year of its publication.
Apple sold more than 15 million first-generation iPads within the first year of production. It is known that 300,000 iPads were sold on their first day of availability.
Time to Quit It.
The first Ferrari sold for road use was sold in 1947.
jerseys were first sold to the public in 1988