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This timeline shows the history of the food truck
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New Amsterdam (now known as New York City) begins regulating street vendors selling food from push carts.
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Dining cars begin feeding cross country train passengers.
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The Chuck wagon is invented by Charles Goodnight to feed cattlemen and wagon trains traversing the old West.
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The US Army mobile canteens (field kitchens) begin to feed the troops.
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Ice cream trucks begin selling their frozen treats.
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Raul Martinez converted an old ice cream truck into the nation’s first taco truck and parked it outside of an East Los Angeles bar.
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National Restaurant Association dedicates 1,500 square feet to food truck exhibits at its annual convention in Chicago.
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Food trucks are as popular as ever! There are now all kinds of different food trucks all over cities everywhere.
