Yo-Yo Day takes place on June 06, we recognize Yo-Yo Day as a fun holiday. Yo-Yo Day was established as June 6th in honor of the birthday of “Donald F. Duncan Sr.”. The yo-yo in its simplest form is an object consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a length of twine looped around the axle, similar to a slender spool.
It is believed that the yo-yo was first invented in ancient Greece. There is a Greek vase painting, from 500 BC, that shows a boy playing with a yo-yo. The yo-yo was made popular in America when Donald F. Duncan, Sr. manufactured the Duncan Yo-Yo in the early 1900s. The name “Yo-Yo” was first registered as a trademark in 1932.
First made popular in the 1920s, yo-yoing remains a popular pastime of many generations and cultures. The classic Yo-Yo was made wildly popular in America by businessman Donald F. Duncan Sr. He manufactured the "Duncan Yo-Yo" in the early 1900's.