DECEMBER 21 - Today in Food History
- National French Fried Shrimp Day
- Winter Solstice - Shortest day of the year. Winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer begins in the Southern Hemisphere. (Dec 21 or 22: Alternates every 2 years; eg: Dec 21, 2010; Dec 22, 2011; Dec 21, 2012 etc.).
- Dec 17-23: Saturnalia - Ancient Roman festival honoring Saturn, the god of agriculture and harvest.
1883 Laurence M. Klauber was born. Klauber was an American herpetologist and inventor who was a rattlesnake expert. If you want to know anything or everything about rattlesnakes, see his book ‘Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories and Influence on Mankind.’
1913 The 'New York World' published the first crossword puzzle. Don't forget to check the various Food theme Crosswords on the Food Reference Website!
1937 Walt Disney's first full length animated film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ opened in Los Angeles, California. It ran for 83 minutes and cost $1.5 million to make.
1998 Adelaide Hawley Cumming died. She was television's original Betty Crocker on the Betty Crocker Show premiering in 1949.
2012 ‘Y12’ - The end of the Long Count Maya Calendar Cycle (5,125.37 years). The End of the World; the beginning of a new enlightened age; or just another Friday afternoon? Take your pick.
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