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AUGUST 8 - History of food and drink
Click here for a list of August Food Shows, Festivals, etc
National Frozen Custard Day
Sneak Some Zucchini on Your Neighbor's Porch Night
1899 A.T. Marshall of Brockton, Massachusetts patented the refrigerator.
1927 Alfalfa was born on this day. Actually, it was Carl Switzer who played Alfalfa in the ‘Our Gang’ short film series.
1983 Rolla N. Harger died. A biochemist, he invented the first successful test machine for blood alcohol content, the Drunkometer, in 1931.
1988 'Kid Chocolate' (Elgio Saldana) died. He became Cuba's first world boxing champion in 1931 after defeating Benny Bass for the Jr. Lightweight Championship.
2006 Krispy Kreme donuts opened its first Asian outlet in Hong Kong.
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