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Monopoly celebrates its 90th birthday

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Monopoly, the classic American board game, is celebrating its 90th birthday. "CBS Evening News" co-anchors John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois have more.

Breakdown
  • Monopoly celebrates its 90th anniversary as a classic American board game.
  • The game was originally invented in 1903 by Lizzie Maggie as a protest against Gilded Age monopolists. 14s
  • Charles Darrow adapted the game and sold the rights to Parker Brothers, who renamed it Monopoly in 1935. 19s
  • Monopoly has evolved into over 300 licensed versions and is now also available as an app. 33s
  • Lizzie Maggie, the original creator, was only recently recognized after her contributions were previously overlooked. 50s
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