Food & History: October 15
Food & History: October 15 1895 Henry D. Perky receives the US for Shredded Wheat. 1959 Super Celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse born in Fall River, […]
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Food & History: October 14
Food & History: October 14 1721 Gurdon Saltonstall, Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, proclaims November 8, 1721 as “Publick Thanksgiving” 1953 Clarence Saunders dies, […]
Food & History: October 12
Food & History: October 12 1492 Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives in the Bahamas. 1810 The first Oktoberfest is celebrated in Munich. 1923 Jean Nidetch born, […]
Food & History: October 11
Food & History: October 11 1811 The first steam-powered ferryboat began operation between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey. 1844 Founder of the Heinz […]
Food & History: October 9
Food & History: October 9 1891 Otto Schnering born, founder of the Curtiss Candy Company. Their first product was called Kandy Kake, later renamed Baby […]
Food & History: October 8
Food & History: October 8 1901 The “Domino” sugar trademark registered. 1906 Harry G. Day born. He helped introduce fluoride into toothpaste. 1945 Patent for […]
Food & History: October 7
Food & History: October 7 1950 Inventor of the Air Conditioner, Willis Haviland Carrier dies. 1956 Clarence Birdseye dies in New York. He gave birth […]
Food & History: October 6
Food & History: October 6 1790 Jacob Schweppe demonstrates his process for making artificial mineral water. 1893 Cream of Wheat developed by wheat millers of […]
Food & History: October 5
Food & History: October 5 1983 Earl Silas Tupper dies, the inventor of Tupperware containers. 2007 Topps, one of the largest makers of frozen hamburgers, […]
Food & History: October 4
Food & History: October 4 2006 New York Times journalist and food writer R.W. Apple dies at the age of 71. Please follow and like […]
Food & History: October 3
Food & History: October 3 1789 President George Washington signs a proclamation declaring Thursday the 26th day of November Thanksgiving Day. 1863 President Abraham Lincoln […]
Food & History: October 2
Food & History: October 2 1931 Grocer & Tea Merchant Sir Thomas Johnston Lipton dies. Please follow and like us:
Food & History: October 1
Food & History: October 1 1907 The Plaza Hotel opens at the corner of Central Park South and Fifth Avenue in New York City. 1924 […]
Food & History: September 30
Food & History: September 30 1861 William Wrigley, Jr. born. He was an advertising genius, and Wrigley’s became the largest chewing gum manufacturer in the […]
Food & History: September 29
Food & History: September 29 1819 The whaling era in the Hawaiian Islands begins when two New England ships arrive. 1989 August A. Busch Jr. […]
