OCTOBER 2 - Today in Food History
- World Farm Animals Day
- National Country Inn, Bed & Breakfast Day 2011 (1st Sunday in October)
- National French Fried Scallops Day
- St. Leodegarius, patron of millers and eyes.
1836 Charles Darwin returned to England after his 5 year voyage studying flora and fauna around the world.
1866 J. Osterhoudt patented the first tin can with a key opener.
1929 'The National Farm and Home Hour' began on NBC radio.
1945 Don McLean was born. American singer/songwriter, best known for his 1971 'American Pie.'
1950 Charles M. Shultz's 'Peanuts' comic strip is published for the first time.
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