The original 'hokey pokey' name likely came from Italian immigrant street vendors shouting 'ecco un poco' ('here is a little') to attract customers. This penny treat was so popular by 1899 that a New York Tribune reporter noted its unique power to bring different social classes together. Decades later in 1928, George Whitney of San Francisco created the 'IT'S-IT' by dipping an oatmeal cookie and ice cream sandwich in chocolate, turning the sidewalk snack into a packaged sensation. Another key ev