Today is...
National Hamburger Day

Nothing is more American than a big, juicy hamburger. Hamburgers and cheeseburgers have been a staple of the American diet for decades. In 2001, over 8.2 billion burgers were served in commercial restaurants in the United States. This number doesn't even take into account the number of burgers people eat at home, which is another 15 billion!
Although hamburgers originated in Hamburg, Germany, eating the burger in a bun is actually an American innovation. The hamburger sandwich was most likely invented in Seymour, Wisconsin. Each year the city hosts a hamburger festival called Burger Fest. That is where the world's largest hamburger made its debut in 2001. It weighed 8,266 pounds!
To celebrate National Hamburger Day, host a backyard barbeque with your friends and grill up some tasty burgers. Don't forget about all the delicious ways you can customize your burger — add bacon, ketchup, lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, and your other favorite fixings!

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May is National Hamburger Month & National Strawberry Month & National Bike Month

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History for May 28 1928 - Chrysler Corporation merged with Dodge Brothers, Inc. 1957 - The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) was established. The NARAS gives the Grammy Awards each year. 1961 - Amnesty International, a human rights organization, was founded. 1987 - Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old West German pilot, landed a private plane in Moscow's Red Square after evading Soviet air defenses. He was released August 3, 1988. 1999 - In Milan, Italy, Leonardo de Vinci's "The Last Supper" was put back on display after 22 years of restoration work. ______________________________________________________  "Death is not putting out a light. It is only extinguishing a lamp because the    day has come." --Rabindranath Tagore