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• In August of 1869, Cornelius Swarthout received Patent #94,043, the first American patent for a waffle iron. Swarthout, a Dutch-American from Troy, New York, called his invention a “device to bake waffles,” which was a two-piece, covered cast iron device that was heated on top of a coal stove, requiring the cook to flip the griddle to cook the other side. The year 1911 brought the first electric waffle iron, invented by Thomas Stackbeck and marketed by General Electric. • A world-changing event occurred at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, when a Missouri merchant selling ice cream at the fair ran out of serving cups. He approached a nearby vendor peddling waffles, and curled the waffle into a vessel that would hold his frozen treat. And the ice cream cone was born!

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• In 1966, the Dorsa brothers sold Eggo to Fearn Foods, Inc., a company that was purchased by Kellogg’s in 1970. In 1972, Kellogg’s approached their advertising agency partner, Leo Burnett, to create a catchy slogan for the waffles. Burnett was the same agent who conceived Tony the Tiger, the Maytag repairman, and the “good hands” of Allstate. Burnett’s idea was “L’Eggo My Eggo,” which truly launched the tremendous success of Eggo frozen waffles. The slogan “L’Eggo My Eggo” was used for the next 39 years, when it was replaced with “Simply delicious.” When the new phrase didn’t generate the desired appeal, Kellogg’s reverted to its 1972 slogan. • Annual sales of frozen waffles exceed $290 million. • A pair of Georgia neighbors came up with a business idea in 1955 that has become the nation’s major waffle chain. Joe Rogers, who worked for a national restaurant chain of the day, Toddle House, linked up with his realtor neighbor, Tom Forknew, and opened up the first Waffle House in Avondale Estates, Georgia, 10 miles outside of Atlanta, on Labor Day, 1955. They featured a menu of 16 items, but chose the waffle, their biggest moneymaker, to incorporate into the restaurant’s name. • Every Waffle House is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, selling about 145 waffles a minute. The locations are even open during natural disasters, as they are prepared to operate without power. If a Waffle House is closed, it’s a very disastrous storm, as FEMA officials partially gauge the severity by whether the restaurant is open. Using the “Waffle House Index,” the agency calls a storm “Code Green” if the restaurant is operating normally, “Code Yellow” if a limited menu is being offered because the electricity is out, and “Code Red” if the Waffle House is closed. ...continued

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• On April 2, 1863, responding to acute food shortages, hundreds of angry women riot in Richmond, Virginia, demanding that the government release emergency supplies, breaking windows and looting stores. Confederate President Jefferson Davis threw his pocket change at them from the top of a wagon. • On March 29, 1927, Major Henry O'Neil de Hane Segrave becomes the first man to break the 200 mph barrier. Driving a 1,000 horsepower Mystery Sunbeam, Segrave averaged 203.79 mph on the course at Daytona Beach, Florida. • On March 31, 1959, the Dalai Lama, fleeing the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet, crosses into India, where he is granted political asylum. With the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in China, suppression of Tibetan Buddhism escalated, and practice of the religion was banned and thousands of monasteries were destroyed. • On April 1, 1963, the ABC television network airs the premiere episode of the daytime drama "General Hospital." The enduring soap opera would become the longest-running serial program produced in Hollywood.

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YOUNG AT HEART

According to the dictionary, if you’re young at heart, you have a youthful outlook, and a lot of energy, enthusiasm, and optimism, in spite of your age. Let’s look at other terms associated with “young”! • Four brothers of the Younger family of Missouri joined forces with Frank and Jesse James to become outlaws after the Civil War. Cole, Jim, John, and Bob Younger were members of the gang who were responsible for robberies in at least six states. After a failed bank robbery in Minnesota, Cole, Jim, and Bob pleaded guilty in order to avoid being hanged. John was killed by a Pinkerton agent, Bob died in prison, while Cole and Jim were paroled after 25 years. The James brothers escaped to Tennessee, returning to a life of crime. Following his parole, Cole toured the South with Frank James in a Wild West show. Frank James was acquitted of all crimes, including those in which bank employees were killed. • 1974’s “Young Frankenstein” ranks No. 13 on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 funniest American movies. It was a parody of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel “Frankenstein,” and was the brainstorm of Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder. Marty Feldman’s portrayal of the lab assistant Igor was the inspiration for Aerosmith’s mega-hit “Walk This Way.” After an arduous recording session, Steven Tyler went to see the film, and wrote the famous song the following morning after seeing Feldman’s “walk this way...this way” opening scene. Produced on a $2.78 million budget, the film grossed $86.2 million. • “C'mon people now, Smile on your brother, Ev'rybody get together, Try to love one another right now” was the chorus of the 1969 hit “Get Together.” An appeal for peace and brotherhood, it was recorded by The Youngbloods, led by Jesse Colin Young. Although the recording went gold, it was the group’s only Top 40 hit, and the group never achieved widespread success. ...continued

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• Daytime soap fans have been watching “The Young and the Restless” since 1973, when it debuted on CBS. Set in the fictional city of Genoa City, Wisconsin, it was originally slated to be called “The Innocent Years.” The title was changed because producers felt young and restless “reflected the youth and mood of the early seventies.” Several celebrities got their start as members of the cast, including Tom Selleck, David Hasselhoff, Eva Longoria, and Paul Walker. Actress Jeanne Cooper started out with the show and was its longest-performing cast member – for four decades. Her final appearance occurred five days before her death in 2013. The writers incorporated her death into the series, with her actual son, actor Corbin Bernsen, playing the priest who officiated at her funeral. One cast member, Kate Linder, has worked another job during her entire Y&R tenure. She’s been a United Airlines flight attendant when not on the set. • Another small-screen TV series, “The Young Riders”, premiered in 1989 and ran for three seasons. It was the fictionalized account of the adventures of a group of Pony Express riders. Josh Brolin was 21 years old when he began playing Wild Bill Hickok in the series, and Stephen Baldwin was 23 starting his role as Buffalo Bill Cody. The series endured twice as long as the real Pony Express, which ran from April, 1860 until October, 1861.

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