TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY On this day in: 1521 Martin Luther arrived at the Diet of Worms. 1886 Sir Edward Salisbury was born (died Nov 10, 1978). English botanist and ecologist. Director of Royal Botanical Gardens (1943-1956). His books include The Living Garden (1935), The Biology of Garden Weeds (1962). 1906 William James Farrer died. An Australian agriculturist, he developed new varieties of wheat. 1924 Henry Mancini was born. Oscar winning music composer, he wrote many songs and film scores, including the score for Breakfast at Tiffanys 1928 Ellsworth Milson Statler died. American hotel owner, founder of Statler Hotels. His Statler Hotel in Buffalo, New York was the first hotel in the U.S. to have running water and private baths in each room. 1938 The French occupy Veracruz, Mexico during The Great Pastry War (see Nov 30, 1938) 1941 The original Elsie the Cow died. Elsie the cow was originally a cartoon character appearing in ads for Borden Milk. At the 1939 New York Worlds Fair, when people began asking where Elsie was, Bordens picked a cow originally named Youll do Lobelia from their herd to be Elsie. Elsie stared in commercials, made personal appearances, and even starred in an RKO movie, Little Men. Elsie was injured in a truck accident in 1941 and had to be put to sleep. She is buried in Plainsboro, New Jersey. 1956 On the I Love Lucy show, Lucy stomped grapes in Rome, and wrestled with another female grape stomper. An inspiration for future food wrestling entrepreneurs. 1978 Joseph Delteil died (born April 20, 1894). French writer and poet. Also wrote La Cuisine palolithique (1964) featuring cuisine naturelle using unprocessed foods. 1996 A segment about mad cow disease was aired on the Oprah Winfrey show. Later, a group of Texas cattle ranchers sued Winfrey for her comments. (The cattle ranchers lost the suit).
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