WORLDKINGS - On This Day - May 14, 2022 - Gail Borden, land surveyor, newspaper publisher and inventor, patents his process for condensed milk, in 1853
12-05-2022
(Worldkings.org) Gail Borden, Jr. (November 9, 1801 – January 11, 1874) was a native New Yorker who settled in Texas in 1829, where he worked as a land surveyor, newspaper publisher, and inventor.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - September 20, 2018 - Elisha Otis cuts an elevator cable and changes the Manhattan skyline in 1853
20-09-2018
(Worldkings.org) When Elisha Otis had himself slowly hoisted on his elevating platform to stand suspended above the crowds at the New York Crystal Palace, the heart of the 1853 World’s Fair, he set out to shock.
WORLDKINGS - On This Day - August 24, 2018 - The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum
24-08-2018
(Worldkings.org) The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum. Crum was a Native American/African American chef at the Moon Lake Lodge resort in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. French fries were popular at the restaurant and one day a diner complained that the fries were too thick. Although Crum made a thinner batch, the customer was still unsatisfied. Crum finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork, hoping to annoy the extremely fussy customer. The customer, surprisingly enough, was happy - and potato chips were invented!
WORLDKINGS - Old Events - May 14, 2018 - Gail Borden, land surveyor, newspaper publisher and inventor, patents his process for condensed milk in 1853
14-05-2018
(Worldkings.org) Gail Borden, Jr. (November 9, 1801 – January 11, 1874) was a native New Yorker who settled in Texas in 1829, where he worked as a land surveyor, newspaper publisher, and inventor.
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