# Canonical recap data for First Nylon Stockings Released (1940)
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slug: nylon-stockings-launch
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1940/nylon-stockings-launch"
title: First Nylon Stockings Released
subtitle: DuPont's nylon debut sold out in hours across America, launching a synthetic fiber revolution that transformed textiles and consumer culture.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1940-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1940
decade: 1940
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: 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.
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/FirstColonyTX0.jpg/1280px-FirstColonyTX0.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "First Colony"
importance: 71
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Colony"
  title: First Colony
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: "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 "
wikidataQid: Q5452756
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260604023546/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Colony"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-04
  label: First Colony
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Colony"
