SEPTEMBER 12 - Today in Food History
- National Chocolate Milkshake Day
- St Guy of Anderlecht, patron of horned animals, work horses, sheds and outbuildings.
On this day in:
1818 Richard Jordan Gatling was born. Before inventing the Gatling Gun, he developed a machine for sowing rice, wheat, and other grains, and invented a steam plow.
1928 Katharine Hepburn makes her first New York stage appearance in 'Night Hostess.'
1940 The caves at Lascaux in France are discovered. They contain some of the earliest know art, dating back over 15,000 years. The prehistoric cave paintings (over 600) depict many large animals including aurochs, red deer, horses, stags, bison, etc.
1959 The TV show 'Bonanza' premiers. The frontier adventures of the Cartwright family, father, 3 sons and Chinese cook Hop Sing, on the 'Ponderosa' ranch near Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
1965 Norwood Fisher of the music group 'Fishbone' was born.
1971 Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey closed.
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