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Hamburg steak is defined.
Oxford English Dictionary defines humburg steak as salt beef. -
Modern hamburger sold for 5¢ ea.
Cook Walter Anderson (co-founder of White Castle) creates the modern hamburger by cooking patties of ground meat on the griddle, puts a bunch of messy onions on them, and then finally topping it off with soft yeast buns. They are sold for 5 cents each. -
Cheeseburger is created.
Cheeseburger is created when a slice of cheese is placed on top of the patty! -
McDonald's is founded.
The McDonald brothers shut down their successful barbecue and burger drive-in so they reinvented their drive-through system, focusing only on burgers and fries, and reopened to instant success. -
Drive-though is made.
The first drive through is made when Harry and Esther Sydner opened the first In-N-Out burger stand and Harry uses a two way speaker system. -
McDonald's first franchise opens.
McDonalds opens its first franchise in Des Plaines, IL for $950. Today the cost to open a McDonalds franchise is $45,000. -
Burger King created.
Burger King is founded in Miami by James McLamore and David Edgerton. -
The Whopper is launched.
Burger King sees that their customers were eating at a rival restaurant because their burgers were bigger, so they launched THE WHOPPER. -
White Castle sells its billionth burger.
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Ronald McDonald is born.
McDonald's fictional character and mascot, Ronald McDonald, is born. -
Wendy's is created.
Dave Thomas creates Wendy's and hopes it will be better than McDonalds. -
First veggie burger is produced.
The first veggie burger is produced by Gregory Sams from London. His creation, the VegeBurger, is a big success. -
"Where's the beef?"
Famous quote "Where's the beef?" for Wendy's commercial is said! -
McDonald's becomes super popular.
McDonalds becomes so popular that in the nation, one out of every six restaurant trips end there. -
Largest hamburger served.
In Seymour, Wisconsin, the world's largest hamburger (5,520 pounds) is served. The record still holds and remains today! -
A movie is made about White Castle.
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, a movie dedicated to the quest for White Castle burgers, is released. -
Burger King's $200 "The Burger" made.
As a publicity/charity stunt in London, Burger King introduces limited-edition "The Burger" which costs $200. It is made of Wagyu beef, Pata Negra ham, Cristal onion straws, infused mayonnaise, and a bun dusted with white truffle. -
Hamburgers still thrive today.
After all these years, the hamburger has changed and improved over time and is still successfully popular today!
