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Tag: Bread

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2nd April 1863: The Richmond Bread Riot saw hundreds of women in Virginia loot storehouses and shops

2nd April 2021
Tagged as: America, American Civil War, Bread, Civil War, Food, Loot, Ricmond, Riot, United States, USA, Virginia

With the cry of ‘bread or blood!’ the women marched to the city’s market district where they broke into government storehouses and nearby businesses.

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7th July 1928: Sliced bread goes on sale for the first time

7th July 2019
Tagged as: America, Bread, Food, Invention, Technology, USA

If you ever claimed that something was the greatest thing since sliced bread, you’re referring to a very particular date – the 7^th July 1928.

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