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SEPTEMBER 24 - History of food and drink
Click here for a list of September Food Shows, Festivals, etc
National Cherries Jubilee Day
1870 Georges Claude was born. A French engineer, he invented the neon light, commonly used for signs.
1923 Nancy Green died. Nancy Green was hired to represent and demonstrate Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix. At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the exhibit was so popular that police had to control the crowds at the Aunt Jemima booth. Fair officials awarded her a medal and proclaimed her Pancake Queen. She played the part of Aunt Jemima until her death in a car accident.
1944 Rosa Lee Hawkins of the vocal group 'The Dixie Cups' was born.
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