Events of August 13

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1899 Alfred Hitchcock was born. He is my favorite movie director.

1970 ‘Make It With You’ by Bread is #1 on the charts

1991 Jack Ryan died. Before helping to develop the Barbie Doll for Mattell, Ryan worked for the Pentagon designing missiles!

2004 Julia Child died 2 days before her 92 birthday. American cooking authority, cookbook author, TV Cooking show host, etc. During World War II, she also worked for the OSS from 1941-1945 (The OSS is the forerunner of the CIA).