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History of Pizza!

By feliciawohlgemuth
  • First American License in New York City

    First American License in New York City

    Gennaro Lombardi's returant became the first comerical pizzeria in the United States in the year 1905
  • Famous Papa's Tomato Pies opens

    Famous Papa's Tomato Pies opens

    Famous Papas Tomato Pies opens in Trenton's Chamberburg and is currently the oldest pizzeria still in operation, considered the second pizzeria opened in the United States
  • Anthony Pero opens his Totonno's Pizzeria

    Anthony Pero opens his Totonno's Pizzeria

    Famous American cook Anthony "Totonno" Pero opens his pizzeria in Coney Island, New York.
  • Frank Pepe opened famous pizzeria

    Frank Pepe opened famous pizzeria

    Frank Pepe opened his famous Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, Cnnecticut
  • Invention of Chicago-style deep-dish pizza

    Invention of Chicago-style deep-dish pizza

    Ike Sewell in his Pizzeria Uno invented crust that rises an inch or more above the plate and surrounds deep piles of toppings
  • World War 2 Veterans returning home and hungry

    World War 2 Veterans returning home and hungry

    American soldiers that returned from the World War 2 brought home their newfound taste for pizza.
  • Popularity of pizza rose

    Popularity of pizza rose

    Popularity of pizza rose in America after several big celebrities of Italian origin started promoting it.
  • The first supermarket frozen pizza was released

    The first supermarket frozen pizza was released

    The first supermarket frozen pizza was released by Celentano Brothers. Soon after that frozen pizzas became very popular across entire US.
  • Opening of the first Pizza Hut

    Opening of the first Pizza Hut

    Opening of the first Pizza Hut in Wichita, Kansas, which will later become worldwide franchise of pizza restaurants.
  • "Little Caesar" pizzerias opened

    "Little Caesar" pizzerias opened

    The first of many "Little Caesar" pizzerias opens
  • The first Domino's opens.

    The first Domino's opens.

  • The first Papa John's opens.

    The first Papa John's opens.

  • The first appearance of revolutionary "self-rising'' crust

    The first appearance of revolutionary "self-rising'' crust

    The first appearance of revolutionary "self-rising'' crust was unveiled by Kraft, which purchased Tombstone in 1986.
  • European Union established ruling that protected Naples' Neapolitan pizza as a cultural food heritage

    European Union established ruling that protected Naples' Neapolitan pizza as a cultural food heritage

    All pizzerias that want to create real Neapolitan pizza must comply with the strict standards for ingredients and process of its preparation.