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On this day in 1797, history changed forever… NOT with a war… NOT with a treaty… but with a HAT.
A British man named John Heatherington stepped out in London, wearing the world’s very first TOP HAT… and people lost their freaking minds… Women fainted. Children screamed. The police were called…. All because one guy said, “What if i made my head look slightly taller?”
And that was just the beginning… Throughout history, hats have been used to demonstrate social status, rebellion, occupation, wealth… and of course, BIRTHDAYS.
But, how much you REALLY know about iconic HEADWEAR over the decades?…We’ll find out as we play a special: “Big Brim Energy” edition of Plenty of Twenty.