A Year of Gingerbread Houses
June 5th is... National Gingerbread Day/National Gingerbread Cookie Day, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy Assassinated (1968), Apple II Day, Festival of Popular Delusions, Hot Air Balloon Day, National Attitude Day, World Environment Day, National Veggie Burger Day, Ketchup
Henry Ford
June 4th is... Henry Ford unveils Quadricycle (1896), Audacity to Hope Day, Hug Your Cat Day/International (World) Hug Your Cat Day, International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, Mom's Equal Pay Day/Mother's Equal Pay Day, National SAFE Day, National Cognac Day, Nati
Egg
June 3rd is... National Egg Day, Chimborazo Day, Impersonate Authority Day, Love Conquers All Day, National Itch Day, National Chocolate Macaroon Day, Repeat Day, World Clubfoot Day, National Stuffed Shrimp Scholars Day, Wonder Woman Day, World Bicycle Day, World Cider Day, Bi-Pride Day, D
I Love My Dentist
June 2nd is... National I Love My Dentist Day, Radio Patented (1896), Vanilla Coke Day, American Indian Citizenship Day, National Bubba Day, National Rocky Road Day/National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day, National Rotisserie Chicken Day, Yell Fudge at the Cobras in North America D
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National Good and Plenty Day
-- Good and Plenty candy is one of the oldest brands of candy in the U.S. It was first made in 1893, at Philadelphia's Quaker City Chocolate and Confectionery Company. On June 12, 1928, the Good and Plenty trademark was registered. The candy was given a popularity boost in the 1950s, by the Choo Choo Charlie advertising campaign. Choo Choo Charlie was a train engineer who used Good and Plenty to power his train. Hershey purchased the brand in 1996 with the acquisition of Leaf, Inc.
Read: Classic Candy: America's Favorite Sweets, 1950–80
-- Candy has a special place in the hearts and memories of most Americans, who consume more than 600 billion pounds of it each year. This colorfully illustrated guide examines everything from chocolate to fruity sweets and from the simply packaged basics to gaudy product tie-ins. The author examines the classic brands of the late twentieth century and what they mean, guiding us on a mouth-watering, sugar-fueled trip down a memory lane filled with signposts like Bazooka, Clark, Necco, and Tootsie Roll.
Good and Plenty Licorice Candy
-- Soft and chewy bite-size black licorice with a white and pink candy coating. These are a favorite old-time candy for the 50s and are still very popular today.
Good and Plenty Delivery Truck
-- 1934 Ford Sedan Delivery Hershey's Hot Wheels 2011 Nostalgia Series 1:64 Scale Die-Cast Vehicle. The vehicle measures approximately 2½ inches long. Includes die-cast bodies, die-cast chassis, and Real Riders tires! Originally released in 2011 - Retired /Out of production!
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