Only nine years from today...that will be a memorable date. 9/18/27...if you are a math person you see the pattern there. Hopefully that date is a Tuesday and I can share multiple stories with you about how fascinating that date is!
I can't believe that it has been over a month since I published a word of the day. In order to make sure I don't forget about it today, I will excitedly tell you that today's words (yes, I said words) begin with X. You will get two words that you can use if you are a Scrabble enthusiast. They are two letters long, and will get you out of that jam that you are often in at the end of the game. The words are Xu and Xi. Xu is the former monetary unit of Vietnam. Xi is the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. XuXi is a Vietnamese rapper who wears a golden chain with a dollar sign on it. He only sings in Greek. Okay, that isn't true, but it should be.
Today in history:
1709 - The creator of the first dictionary of the English language, Samuel Johnson, was born in England. You do not want to play him in Scrabble.
1759 - The French formally surrendered Quebec to the British, apparently because they had such a tough time with the English language dictionary. English does remain one of the hardest languages to learn.
1789 - Alexander Hamilton negotiated and secured the first loan for the United States. The Temporary Loan of 1789 was repaid on June 8, 1790 at the sum of $191,608.81. The United States debt has ballooned a bit since then.
1793 - U.S. President George Washington laid the actual cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol. Nicholas Cage believes there may be some clue to a treasure under the cornerstone...a national treasure.
1810 - Chile declared its independence from Spain. Chile is not to be confused with Chili.
1837 - Tiffany & Co. was founeded in New York City. I have never shopped there. If you would like to try it but can't make it to New York, click here.
1895 - Daniel David Palmer gave the first chiropractic adjustment. The recipient was asked to return every week for the next 40 years.
1946 - Mound Metalcraft was founded in Mound, MN. On November 23, 1955, the company changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated. It is now owned by Hasbro. There is a museum you can visit in Mound. Read more about Tonka here.
Today is also National Air Force day, Chile Day, and National Cheeseburger day. The Air Force was founded on September 18, 1947, and has been an integral part of our military. Chile declared their independence on this day. The question remains...why is it National Cheeseburger Day? Luckily the Wannaskan Almanac has a team of trained investigative journalists, and we sent them out to find out the history behind this iconic day. What they found out may surprise you...nobody really knows the history of this day. As a matter of fact, there are different stories about the invention of the cheeseburger. They include:
So, with that in mind...we may never know who truly invented the cheeseburger, or why the day is celebrated on September 18. The more pressing question is "Who perfected the cheeseburger?" I would like to offer my services as a tester for this all important question. If you have a cheeseburger recipe, send it to me at ffefreekshow@hotmail.com and I will evaluate it for you. Better yet, if you would fax me the actual cheeseburger, fresh and hot from your grill, I will send you one Xu as payment. Or is it one Xi. Let me check with my accountant!
I can't believe that it has been over a month since I published a word of the day. In order to make sure I don't forget about it today, I will excitedly tell you that today's words (yes, I said words) begin with X. You will get two words that you can use if you are a Scrabble enthusiast. They are two letters long, and will get you out of that jam that you are often in at the end of the game. The words are Xu and Xi. Xu is the former monetary unit of Vietnam. Xi is the fourteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. XuXi is a Vietnamese rapper who wears a golden chain with a dollar sign on it. He only sings in Greek. Okay, that isn't true, but it should be.
Today in history:
1709 - The creator of the first dictionary of the English language, Samuel Johnson, was born in England. You do not want to play him in Scrabble.
1759 - The French formally surrendered Quebec to the British, apparently because they had such a tough time with the English language dictionary. English does remain one of the hardest languages to learn.
1789 - Alexander Hamilton negotiated and secured the first loan for the United States. The Temporary Loan of 1789 was repaid on June 8, 1790 at the sum of $191,608.81. The United States debt has ballooned a bit since then.
1793 - U.S. President George Washington laid the actual cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol. Nicholas Cage believes there may be some clue to a treasure under the cornerstone...a national treasure.
1810 - Chile declared its independence from Spain. Chile is not to be confused with Chili.
1837 - Tiffany & Co. was founeded in New York City. I have never shopped there. If you would like to try it but can't make it to New York, click here.
1895 - Daniel David Palmer gave the first chiropractic adjustment. The recipient was asked to return every week for the next 40 years.
1946 - Mound Metalcraft was founded in Mound, MN. On November 23, 1955, the company changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated. It is now owned by Hasbro. There is a museum you can visit in Mound. Read more about Tonka here.
Today is also National Air Force day, Chile Day, and National Cheeseburger day. The Air Force was founded on September 18, 1947, and has been an integral part of our military. Chile declared their independence on this day. The question remains...why is it National Cheeseburger Day? Luckily the Wannaskan Almanac has a team of trained investigative journalists, and we sent them out to find out the history behind this iconic day. What they found out may surprise you...nobody really knows the history of this day. As a matter of fact, there are different stories about the invention of the cheeseburger. They include:
-a story suggests that Lionel Sternberger invented the cheeseburger in 1926 while working at his father’s Pasadena, California sandwich shop, The Rite Spot. During an experiment, he dropped a slice of American cheese on a cooking hamburger.
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A cheeseburger appeared on a 1928 menu at O’Dell’s, a Los Angeles restaurant, which listed a cheeseburger, smothered with chili (perhaps to celebrate the independence of Chile), for 25 cents.
-Kaelin’s Restaurant – Louisville, Kentucky says it invented the cheeseburger in 1934.
-Denver, Colorado – 1935 – A trademark for the name “cheeseburger” was awarded to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In.
-According to its archives, Gus Belt, founder of Steak n’ Shake, applied for a trademark on the word “cheeseburger” in the 1930s.
A cheeseburger appeared on a 1928 menu at O’Dell’s, a Los Angeles restaurant, which listed a cheeseburger, smothered with chili (perhaps to celebrate the independence of Chile), for 25 cents.
-Kaelin’s Restaurant – Louisville, Kentucky says it invented the cheeseburger in 1934.
-Denver, Colorado – 1935 – A trademark for the name “cheeseburger” was awarded to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In.
-According to its archives, Gus Belt, founder of Steak n’ Shake, applied for a trademark on the word “cheeseburger” in the 1930s.
Investigative Report:
ReplyDeleteThe first cheese burgher was appears to be Count Rudolph I of Gruyères [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruy%C3%A8res], a town famous for its cheese since 1115 [https://gruyere.com/en/history/].
Second Investigative Report:
ReplyDeleteSeptember 18, 2017 is a Saturday; maybe you can swap with Kim that week.