---
title: "First Nylon Stockings Released"
year: 1940
country: "United States"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1940/nylon-stockings-launch"
slug: "nylon-stockings-launch"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1940-01-01"
---

# First Nylon Stockings Released

> DuPont's nylon debut sold out in hours across America, launching a synthetic fiber revolution that transformed textiles and consumer culture.

## Summary

First Colony is a 9,700-acre (39 km2) master-planned community in Fort Bend County, Texas. The community, with approximately 50,000 residents, encompasses over 9,500 residential houses in 98 neighborhoods located across southern parts of Sugar Land with a few neighborhoods spanning into Missouri City.

## Sources

- [First Colony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Colony) - Wikipedia

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