Good Morning & Happy National Oatmeal-Nut Waffle Day. On this day in 1791 Samuel Mulliken of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received a patent for a machine to thresh corn and grain. In 1853 Self rising flour was supposedly invented by Henry Jones of Bristol, UK. (Dates vary, 1845, 1852 and 1853). On this date in 1888 In the Northeastern U.S. the Great Blizzard of 1888 began 3 days of snow, wind and freezing weather. Up to 4 feet of snow fell with drifts exceeding 20 feet, shutting down all communication and transportation. In 1903 Lawrence Welk, champagne music-maker, was born. (Thats for Mom & Dad) In 1918 The first U.S. cases of the deadly Spanish Influenza were reported at the Army hospital in Fort Riley, Kansas. The pandemic killed more than 600,000 Americans, and almost 40 million people worldwide. On this date in 1945 Canned Heat guitarist Harvey Mandel was born. In 1947 Mark Stein of the music group Vanilla Fudge was born. In 1955 Alexander Fleming died (born Aug 6, 1881). Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928 while working at St. Marys Hospital in London. In 1972 Neil Youngs album Harvest is number 1 on U.S. and U.K. charts. On this date in 2008 San Francisco passed a law requiring chain restaurants (with 20 or more locations in California) to post nutrition information on their menus.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:34:19 +0000
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