Archive for April 6th, 2026

INFLUENTIAL MUSIC FIGURE DIED IN 2016

Merle Haggard: In Memoriam | Blog | American Masters | PBS

Merle Haggard - Wikipedia

Merle Haggard Predicted His Own Death ...

Merle Haggard: Life in pictures - Los ...
Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016)

Singer, songwriter and guitarist with 38 No. 1 country hits,
including "Okie From Muskogee."

On the morning of April 6, 2016, his 79th birthday, he died
of complications from pneumonia at his home in
Palo Cedro,
Shasta County, California.

Okie From Muskogee - Album by Merle Haggard | Spotify

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SHORTCAKE TREAT INVENTED ON THIS DAY

This Week In Illinois History: Birth Of The Twinkie (April 6, 1930) |  Northern Public Radio: WNIJ and WNIU
Twinkie Trivia: Iconic Junk Food Has an Interesting History | Southington,  CT Patch

The Twinkie was invented on April 6, 1930, by Canadian-born
baker James "Jimmy" Dewar for the Continental Baking
Company in Schiller Park, Illinois.

Originally filled with banana cream, this sponge cake
was designed to use idle pans when strawberries for
shortcakes were out of season


 #OnThisDay in #ILHistory – June 30, 1985 – James A. Dewar, the man  behind the beloved Twinkie, passed away at age 88.  Back in 1931, while  managing the Continental Baking
James Alexander Dewar
(February 5, 1897 – June 30, 1985)

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