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PRODUCT INTRODUCED ON THIS DAY IN 1965
Donald Edward Goerke (August 8, 1926 – January 10, 2010)
SpaghettiOs was introduced by the Campbell Soup Company under the Franco-American brand, the pasta was created by Donald Goerke (above) called "the
Daddy-O of SpaghettiOs”. Rejected shapes during a year-long internal study
included cowboys, Indians, spacemen, stars, and sports shapes. During the development of SpaghettiOs, Goerke was a marketing manager with Franco-
American, then a division of Campbell. During his 35 years with Campbell,
Goerke created over 100 products including the Chunky line of soups.
BILL GATES FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
PHIL KNIGHT IS 77 TODAY
Philip Hampson "Phil" Knight was born in Portland, Oregon.
Knight is a Multibillionaire and co-founder and chairman of Nike shoe
company. He once worked in the sports department of the Oregonian
newspaper, tabulating sports scores. His father, William W. Knight,
owned the papers competitor the Oregon Journal at the time.
FOUNDED ON THIS DAY IN 1955
The national AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, DC
The AFL–CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations) is the nation’s most prominent labor organization. As of
October 2013, the AFL–CIO had 57 member unions. The AFL–CIO is
governed by its members.
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