Musician Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a co-founder of the legendary
funk band Kool & the Gang, died Saturday in New Jersey. The cause
was not disclosed.

The Campbell Soup Company was started in 1869 by Joseph A. Campbell, a fruit merchant from Bridgeton, New Jersey, and
Abraham Anderson, an icebox manufacturer from South Jersey.

They produced canned tomatoes, vegetables, jellies, soups,
condiments, and minced meats.

Joseph Albert Campbell (May 15, 1817 – March 27, 1900)

Dr. John T. Dorrance, Arthur’s nephew, invented the process
of condensing soup. He became president of the company
until his death in 1930.

The company wins a bronze medal for product excellence at the
Paris Exposition. The medallion is added to the can label where
it still appears to this day.

Tootsie Roll is a chocolate-flavored taffy-like candy that has been manufactured in the United States since 1907. The candy has
qualities similar to both caramels and taffy without being exactly
either confection. The manufacturer, Tootsie Roll Industries, is
based in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first penny candy to be
individually wrapped in America. (From Wikipedia)

Founder

Colonel Harland David Sanders
(September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980)

Harland Sanders, he was an American businessman  and
entrepreneur, best known for building his Kentucky Fried
Chicken café into a fast-food empire.

Sanders previously worked as a farmer, salesman,
railroad fireman, and steamboat pilot.

This is the original KFC in Corbin, Kentucky.

ROSS SIMPSON

Clement Clarke Moore – 1779-1863