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BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1890

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

Sanders was a businessman, best known for founding Kentucky Fried Chicken
(KFC), and later acted as the company’s goodwill ambassador and symbol.

Sanders held a number of jobs in his early life, such as a fireman, insurance 
salesman and running filling stations. He began selling fried chicken from his
roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky, during the Great Depression.

 

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FAMOUS DOUGHNUT HAS A BIRTHDAY

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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.was founded July 13, 1937 by
Vernon Rudolph who bought a secret yeast-raised recipe
from a New Orleans chef, rented a building in what is now
historic Old Salem in Winston-Salem, NC, and began selling
to local grocery stores.

 

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Vernon C. Rudolph founder of Krispy Kreme Donuts

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A STOP AT McDONALD’S ON THE WAY HOME

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Vintage 1960s McDonald’s Ad2

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“WHERE’S THE BEEF?”

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Clara Peller (August 4, 1902 – August 11, 1987), was a retired
manicurist and
character actress.

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LINDA LAVIN IS 76 TODAY

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Linda Lavin as Alice 

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TV audiences remember Lavin in the title role as the struggling
waitress in the CBS sitcom  Alice 1976-1985).

 

ALICE SET 
On the set of Alice

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