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1900
The hamburger was created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut.
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The Monsanto Chemical Works was founded in St. Louis, Mo., by John F. Queeny a purchasing agent for a wholesale drug company, to manufacture the synthetic sweetener saccharin, then produced only in Germany. -
1902
Caleb Bradham launched the Pepsi-Cola Co. from the backroom of his pharmacy in New Bern, N.C. He was awarded the Pepsi-Cola trademark in 1903. Jun 9, The 1st Automat restaurant opened at 818 Chestnut Street, Phila. -
1935
Jan 24, The 1st canned beer, "Krueger Cream Ale," was sold by Krueger Brewing Co. Kentucky Gov. Ruby Laffoon, enjoyed the fried chicken of Harland Sanders so much that she named Sanders a Kentucky Colonel. -
1953
Dec, Swanson and Sons introduced the TV Dinner. The turkey, sweet potatoes and peas package was priced at 98 cents and could be cooked in 25 minutes. It was invented by Gerry Thomas a salesman for Nebraska based C.A. Swanson, following an oversupply of turkey from the 1953 Thanksgiving holiday season. Campbell Soup acquired control of Swanson’s in 1955. -
1965
May 16, Spaghetti-O's were 1st sold. Fred DeLuca, fresh out of high school, founded Subway, a sandwich shop, with $1,000 start-up money from a family friend. By 2007 it was the world’s largest sandwich chain with over 25,000 stores in 83 countries. -
1970
Betty Crocker introduced Hamburger Helper. -
1973
Time Magazine announced the debut of beefalo, meat from cross-bred cattle and bison pioneered by D.C. Bud Basolo