Daily Food Fact: NECCO ‘conversation hearts” were first manufactured in 1866 called “Motto Hearts”
Events of February 14
Married on this day:
- February 14, 1974, The Captain and Tennille were married.
- February 14, 1984, Elton John and Ms. Renate Blauel
- February 14, 1991, Leeza Gibbons, talk show host and Stephen Meadows
- February 14, 1991, Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid
- February 6, 1994, Brian Wilson, Beach Boys Founder and Melinda Ledbetter.
- February 14, 1994 Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia (51) wed Deborah Koons
- February 14, 1994, Roseanne Barr and Ben Thomas, her ex-bodyguard.
- February 19, 1995, Pamela Anderson, Baywatch Star and Tommy Lee, Rock star
- February 14, 1996, Prince/The Artist married Mayte Garcia.
- February 14, 1998 Sharon Stone & Phil Bronstein, San Francisco Examiner Executive Editor
Today’s Food History
on this day in…
- 1779 RIP Captain James Cook, British explorer who charted and named many Pacific Islands, including the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).
- 1803 Moses Coats patented an apple parer.
- 1838 Margaret E. Knight was born. An American inventor, she invented an improved paper bag machine to make bags with flat bottoms.
- 1886 California oranges were first shipped East by rail.
- 1903 The U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor was established.
- 2003 Dolly the sheep died. Dolly was the first animal cloned from an adult animal. (Born July 5, 1996)
Tagged: necco, valintine's day
Thanks for the visit! I love the combination of food and education you’ve got going here. I was also surprised to learn that Elton John has a hetero marriage (and divorce, I’m assuming) under his belt.
Bless her heart. The ex wife that is…but love is love I guess.
What a fantastic blog ! I sense I’ll be an admirer.
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So sweet. I remember Captain and Tennille, “Love Will Keep Us Together — Forever!” :)
1866! So there is more evidence of brilliance from that era….
Love love those hearts!
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I love your blog and especially the picture on today’s post. It inspired me to blog about it here: http://ayearofpics.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/candy-heart-shots-i-want-to-try/
Check it out if you get a sec, and I will look forward t tomorrow’s post, as always!
I really love the presentation style of your blog. It’s a completely different take on the love of food and education combined. Great conversation topics!
Love the facts! Happy V Day Hopkins! =)
you too!
Cool facts!
Happy Valentine’s Day! I always loved the candy hearts -better than cards!
This is such a great/unique blog. Happy Valentines Day!
Love this! Happy Valentine’s Day! :-)
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Lotsa Valentine’s info…how fun!
LOVE today’s post….I think only the Captain and Tenille are still married! Happy Valentine’s day!
I looooooved Captain and Tennille when I was a kid. Thanks for the interesting facts.
I’d love to see the stats on that. My limited celebrity knowledge tells me that almost none of them are still married. I suppose a Valentine’s wedding is as much of a kiss of death as getting your significant other’s name tattood on your body.
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How many of those people are still married?
1 sorta sad huh?
Well, I guess we would have to see who is still alive before we decide.
Educational, as ever! I particularly liked the 1838 factoid.