This Day in Food History

Oatmeal Day
Feast of St. Thomas Bellacci, patron of butchers.

1872 An all metal windmill was patented by J.S. Risdon

1929 Black Tuesday — The Great Crash.

1947 The first successful cloud seeding (with dry ice) took place at Concord, New Hampshire.

1977 Meat Loaf released ‘Bat Out Of Hell.’