ice cream By Illyeanna Jan 1, 1776 the first ice cream was in new york Jan 1, 1846 Nancy Johnson patented a hand-cranked freezer Jan 1, 1851 Jacob Fussell in Baltimore the first large-scale commercial ice cream Jan 1, 1920 Harry Burt invented the Good Humor Ice Cream Bar Jan 1, 1926 the first commercially successful continuous process freezer for ice cream Jan 1, 1960 Reuben Mattus invented Haagen-Dazs