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GIRL SCOUTS OF AMERICA FOUNDED ON THIS DATE IN 1912

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Juliette Gordon Low founder of girl scouts
Juliette Gordon Low (shown above) founded the Girl Guides, which
would become the Girl Scouts of the USA, the world’s largest voluntary
organization for young women.

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HISTORY OF THE POPSICLE

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The first ice pop Popsicle was created by accident in 1905 when 11-year-old
Frank Epperson left a mixture of powdered soda, water, and a stirring stick in a 
cup on his porch in cold weather. That night, temperatures reached a record
low, and the next morning, Epperson discovered the drink had frozen to the
stick, creating the idea of a fruit-flavored ‘Popsicle.’ Eighteen years later in
in 1923, Epperson introduced his idea to the public at an amusement park in
Alameda, California. Seeing that it was a success, in 1924 Epperson applied
for a patent for his confectionery idea which he called the Epsicle ice pop. He
renamed it to Popsicle and sold the rights to a New York company in 1925.

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Frank Epperson with his granddaughter

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FROM DON MCNEILS BREAKFAST CLUB

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CEREAL MAKER BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1852

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John Harvey Kellogg (above) was an medical doctor in Battle Creek, Michigan, who ran 
a sanitarium. He is best known for the invention of the corn flakes breakfast cereal with his brother, Will Keith Kellogg (pictured below).  

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Will K. Kellogg

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Kellogg’s Corn Flakes ad from 1914

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SWANSON TV DINNER AD FROM 1953

SWANSON TV DINNER AD  1953

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