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AUGUST 10 - History of food and drink
Click here for a list of August Food Shows, Festivals, etc
--National S'Mores Day
--St. Lawrence of Rome Day, patron of cooks, protector of vineyards
1833 Chicago, Illinois, was incorporated as a village, its population was about 200.
1889 Dan Rylands patented a screw cap for bottles. He was employed at the Hope Glass Works, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England.
1917 Clara Peller was born. She is the actress who is famous for her Wendy's TV commercial, "Where's the beef?"
1947 Ian Anderson of the music group 'Jethro Tull' was born.
1998 Massena 'Andy' Gump died. Inventor and portable toilet king of Southern California
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