FEBRUARY 7 - Today in Food History
- National Fettucine Alfredo Day
1804 John Deere was born. Inventor and manufacturer, he developed the first steel plow in 1838, and eventually founded John Deere & Company in 1868. (The company also made some of the most detailed toy versions of their equipment).
1894 Antoine-Joseph (Adolphe) Sax died. A musical instrument maker, he invented the saxophone.
1989 It was reported that a rain of sardines fell in Ipswich, Australia.
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