Food & History: April 17
Food & History: April 17 1629 Horses first imported to the American colonies by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1790 Benjamin Franklin dies. A Founding father […]
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Food & History: April 12
Food & History: April 12 1949 United Fruit Company registers the ‘Chiquita Banana’ trademark for fresh bananas. 1989 The USSR issues ration cards for sugar due […]
Food & History: April 11
Food & History: April 11 1926 American horticulturist Luther Burbank died. He developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables, including the Burbank Potato in […]
Food & History: April 10
Food & History: April 10 1633 Bananas first seen in Great Britain, more than 200 years before they were regularly imported. 1766 Sir John Leslie […]
Food & History: March 30
Food & History: March 30 1868 The Pullman Palace Car Company introduces the first railroad dining car. 1899 Chiquita brands, originally known as the Tropical […]
Food & History: March 7
Food & History: March 7 1849 Luther Burbank born. He was an American horticulturist and developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables. 1885 The […]
Food & History: March 2
Food & History: March 2 1787 English William Bass dies, founder of Bass Brewery. 1865 John James McLaughlin born, Canadian chemist and founder of Canada […]
Food & History: February 11
Food & History: February 11 1785 Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture founded. 1922 Frederick Grant Banting announces the discovery of insulin which is used to […]
Food & History: February 6
Food & History: February 6 1617 Italian botanist Prospero Alpini died. He had introduced coffee and bananas to Europe. 1829 Bollinger Renaudin & Cie established, […]
Food & History: January 16
Food & History: January 16 National Fig Newton Day 1868 William Davis, from Detroit receives a patent for a refrigerator car. 1894 Charles H. Phillips […]
Food & History: January 15
Food & History: January 15 Fresh Squeezed Juice Day 1785 English chemist William Prout was born. He was the first to classify food components into […]
