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FEBRUARY 16 - History of food and drink
Click here for a list of February Food Shows, Festivals, etc
National Almond Day
Feast of Sticky Buns
Scotland: Auld Deer, Cattle Fair.
1883 The 'Ladies Home Journal' began publication.
1909 Richard McDonald was born. He was one of the brothers who founded McDonald's fast food restaurants. Richard also designed the golden arches logo. He died in 1998.
1932 James E. Markham of Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards in Mississippi, received the first patent for a fruit tree. It was for a peach tree whose fruit ripened later than other varieties.
1933 Prohibition (the 18th amendment) is repealed. Cheers!
1937 Dr. Wallace Hume Carothers received a patent for Nylon. (Which he discovered in 1935). One of its first uses was to replace the hog bristles that had been used in toothbrushes. Think about it: people used to brush their teeth with pigs hair.
1959 Rap singer 'Ice T' was born (Tracy Morrow).
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