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On September 9th, 1890 Colonel Sanders was born.
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Wilbur David Sanders, Colonel Sanders dad, passes away,
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Sanders cooked chicken dishes and other meals for people who stoppped at his service station in Corbin, Kentucky.
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Colonel Sanders gets awarded, Kentucky Colonel.
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By 1937, Sanders had built Sanders' Cafe, which seated 142 customers. At this restaurant, it was soon discovered that Sanders' fried chicken was the most popular selection on the menu.
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In 1939, fire destroyed the eatery, which Sanders then rebuilt as both a restaurant and motel. For many years, the restaurant and motel served as a popular stop for travelers driving along what was then the major north-south route — US 25.
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Sanders was recommisioned in 1950 by Governor Lawrence Wetherby.
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Around 1950, Sanders began developing his distinctive appearance, growing his trademark mustache and goatee and donning a white suit and string tie.
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Colonel Sanders once said, "Feed the poor and get rich or feed the rich and get poor.”
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Due to the new Interstate 75 reducing his restaurant's customer traffic, he took $105 from his first Social Security check and began visiting potential franchisees.
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In 1960, Sanders moved the headquarters of his growing company to Shelbyville, Kentucky.
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Sanders sold the Kentucky Fried Chicken corporation for $2 million to a partnership of Kentucky businessmen headed by John Y. Brown, Jr. The deal did not include the Canadian operations.
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In 1965, Sanders moved to Mississauga, Ontario to oversee his Canadian franchises and continued to collect franchise and appearance fees there and appearance fees in the U.S.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken went public in 1966 and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1969.
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Sanders died on Dec. 16, 1980, after which his body lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort. He was buried in Louisville’s Cave Hill Cemetery.
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A 1982 episode of Little House on the Prairie ("Wave of the Future") paid tribute to KFC by featuring a character implied to be Col. Sanders (portrayed by John Roberts) offering Mrs. Oleson a fried chicken franchise. For legal reasons, this character was listed in the credits as "Bearded Man".
