NOVEMBER 10 - Today in Food History• National Vanilla Cupcake Day (Cupcake Recipes) • St. Tryphon, patron of gardeners. • National Split Pea Soup Week: Celebrated in the U.S. since 1969 (Nov 10-16, 2024 - 2nd week in Nov)
(Pea Soup Recipes --- Pea Quotes)
On this day in:1683 Robert Morison died. A Scottish botanist whose work, together with that of others, helped lead to the modern system of plant classification.
1793 Dr. Jared Kirtland was born. A physician, naturalist, botanist and teacher, he is credited with developing 26 varieties of cherries and 6 varieties of pears.
(Cherry Trivia & Facts -- Pear Trivia & Facts)
1847 Carlsberg brewery in Denmark began production of its first brew. (Beer Trivia)
1871 Journalist Henry Morton Stanley finds missing explorer Dr. David Livingstone near Lake Tanganyika - "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" 1876 The Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition closed.
1891 The first Convention of the World Women's Christian Temperance Union began in Boston, Massachusetts (Nov. 10-19). The organizations primary goal was to promote total abstinence from alcohol.
1925 In Canada, wheat farmers harvest a record 423 million bushels of wheat. (Wheat Trivia)
1930 The play 'Light Wines and Beer' opened at the Waldorf Theatre in New York City. 1951 As of this day in history, you could call from New York and make a reservation for dinner at a California restaurant without operator assistance. Coast to coast, direct dialing began.
1969 The children's TV show, ‘Sesame Street’ debuted, with the Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and many more characters.
1974 The discovery of the 'charmed quark', a subatomic particle, was announced. 1978 Sir Edward Salisbury died (born April 16, 1886). English botanist and ecologist. Director of Royal Botanical Gardens (1943-1956). His books include 'The Living Garden' (1935), 'The Biology of Garden Weeds' (1962).
2001 The World Trade Organization approved China's membership.
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