First invented in the 1920s during the Great Depression, Pine-Sol exploded in popularity during the 1950s as an all-purpose house cleaner. While not quite as popular now as it was in the '50s ...

and he created the now-iconic all-purpose cleaner in 1929 with elements from his backyard. The rest is history. While Pine-Sol no longer contains pine oil, its legacy lives on as the best-selling ...