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APRIL 11 - Today in Food History

- National Cheese Fondue Day
- International 'Louie Louie' Day (The birthday of 'Louie Louie' composer. The all time party song, it has been recorded more times than any other rock song in history).
 

On this day in:

1899 Percy L. Julian was born. An African American chemist, he worked on synthesizing various compounds from soy beans. One of his creations was a foam fire extinguisher refined from soya protein.

1926 Luther Burbank died. American horticulturist, he developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables, including the Burbank Potato (1873), the Shasta Daisy, over 100 varieties of plums and prunes and 10 varieties of berries.

1935 Richard Berry, composer of 'Louie Louie' was born (died Jan 23, 1997).

1958 'Tequila' by The Champs is #1 on the charts.

1986 Kellogg’s ended tours of its breakfast cereal plant for fear that industrial spies would obtain company secrets.

1992 The largest Barracuda caught with rod and reel was a great barracuda that weighed 85 pounds. It was caught off Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.

 

 

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