ST. LOUIS – The McDonald’s Happy Meal has delighted children for nearly half a century, but its origins are often debated.

McDonald's executives and franchise owners were reluctant to introduce the Happy Meal to all their restaurants when they were first brought in, according to the man who invented them. In an ...

McDonald's Big Mac was seen as a revolutionary idea when Jim Delligatti invented it in 1965, and the burger became the chain's flagship menu item. Delligatti died Monday at age 98. Photo: McDonald's ...