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SEPTEMBER 23 - History of food and drink
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--St. Clare of Assisi, patron of good weather, laundry workers and eyes.
-- First Day of Autumn
1869 Mary Mallon was born. 'Typhoid Mary' was an infamous household cook who was responsible for major outbreaks of typhoid in the New York City area in 1904, 1907, and 1914. She was immune to typhoid herself, but was a carrier of the bacillus, and spread it wherever she worked as a household cook.
1880 Sir John Boyd Orr was born. A Scottish scientist and nutrition expert, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to eliminate world hunger.
1947 Jerry Corbetta of the music group 'Sugarloaf' was born.
1969 'Sugar, Sugar' by the Archies is #1 on the charts.
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