Episode

Kansas City created the Bomb Pop. You're welcome, America

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Kansas City Today
Published
Jul 3, 2026
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818
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Summary

If you go to any ice cream truck or swimming pool snack bar, you’ll likely find the red, white and blue Bomb Pop. The famous treat was invented in Kansas City in 1955. But when the popsicle first came out during the Cold War, some parents didn’t like the idea of selling a frozen weapon of war to children.