Meatless Tuesdays 1947
ON THIS DAY
On October 5, 1947, in the first televised White House address, President Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving people in Europe.
On October 5, 1947, in the first televised White House address, President Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating meat on Tuesdays and poultry on Thursdays to help stockpile grain for starving people in Europe.
posted by ~~whileuwait @ 9:28 AM
1 Comments:
At Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:14:00 AM,
Rasmus Karlsson said…
...and yesterday I bought two packs of bacon which I intend to turn into some pasta arrabiata - good to save money now with the US trip coming up and everything. Thanks for your appreciative comment on my blog!
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