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SHIPMENTS OF NEW CEREAL BEGAN ON THIS DATE IN 1941

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Cheerios brand breakfast cereal is made by General mills and was first introduced
on May 1, 1941 under the original name CherriOats. Initial shipments of the cereal
to 6 test markets began on May 2, 1941 . The name was changed to Cheerios in
1946 because of a trade name dispute with Quaker Oats.

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GLENN FORD ( MAY 1,1916–AUGUST 30, 2006)

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Glenn Ford for Chesterfield Cigarettes

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CITIZEN KANE PREMIERED ON THIS DATE IN 1941

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Citizen Kane was directed by and starred Orson Welles. The groundbreaking film is
often considered the greatest of all time. It was the first feature film for Welles and was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories. It won an Academy Award for Best Writing (original Screenplay) by Herman Mankiewicz and Welles. Citizen Kane topped
the AFI’s 100 Years – 100 Movies list and the 10th Anniversary Update, as well as all
of the Sight & Sound polls of the 10 greatest films for nearly half a century. 

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Orson Welles shown arriving at the premier of Citizen Kane at RKO
Palace on Broadway in New York. 

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BEECH-NUT GUM AD FROM 1941

beech nut gum 1941

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VINTAGE WRIGLEY’S CHEWING GUM AD ~ 1937

Wrigleys gum 1937

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