National Lollipop Day

Candy on a stick, an invention that turned a choking hazard into an icon.

National Lollipop Day on July 20 celebrates the candy-on-a-stick confection that has been a childhood staple for over a century. The lollipop in its modern commercial form was developed in the early 20th century, with George Smith of New Haven, Connecticut claiming to have coined the name 'lollipop'