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In the 1690s, Johann Georghehner of Coburg, Germany, crafts an elongated, slightly curved pork sausage and sells it in Frankfurt. Since it is elongated like the regional hunting hound, locals dub it the "dachshund sausage" or little-dog sausage. |
Frankfurt, DE |
Hesse |
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| 1867/00/00 |
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German immigrant and baker, Charles Feltman, begins selling Coney Island Red Hots - a frankfurter wrapped in a long bun - from a pie cart outfitted with an oven to Coney Island visitors. |
Coney Island |
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| 1892/00/00 |
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Francis Xavier Morris, a black man who immigrated to the United States from the Caribbean, sells "hot dogs" to people skating on a local ice pond and other places people gather in Paterson, New Jersey. |
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| 1893/00/00 |
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German immigrant and owner of both a local saloon and the St Louis Browns baseball team (today's St Louis Cardinals), Von der Ahe begins selling St Louis made "wienerwurst" alongside beer at his ballpark, Sportsman's Park (lost). |
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| 1893/00/00 |
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Austrian-Hungarian Jewish immigrants Emil Reichel and Samuel Ladany sell all beef Vienna sausages for 10 cents each at the fair's "Old Vienna" exhibit on the Midway Plaisance. The wieners come in a bun topped with mustard and onions. |
Midway Plaisance Park, Chicago |
Chicago |
World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago |
| 1894/00/00 |
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Immigrants Emil Reichel and Samuel Ladany establish the Vienna Sausage Company and sell all beef hotdogs from their shop at 1215 S Halsted Street (lost), the site is now part of University Village. |
Chicago |
Illinois |
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| 1916/00/00 |
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Nathan Handwerker, a longtime bun slicer at Feltman's Ocean Pavilion (lost), quits and opens his own hot dog stand nearby. |
Nathan's Famous |
New York City |
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| 1917/00/00 |
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Constantine 'Gust' Keros opens an eatery on the corner of Mission and Lafayette in Detroit, Michigan, serving high-quality, specially-seasoned, natural casing hot dogs. |
American Coney Island |
Detroit |
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| 1919/00/00 |
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Walter and his wife Rose rent a stand on Boston Post Road to sell apples and cider from their Quaker Ridge orchard. They soon shifted the focus to hot dogs made from their own distinct recipe blending beef, pork and veal. |
Walter's Hot Dog Stand |
Mamaroneck |
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| 1923/00/00 |
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The Coney Island boardwalk opens. Feltman's Ocean Pavilion (lost) with nine restaurants, a beer garden, outdoor movie theater, hotel, and amusement park caters to more than five million customers a year, serving up to 40,000 Hot dogs a day. |
Coney Island |
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| 1928/00/00 |
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A pagoda-roofed counter serve stand is built for Walter Warrington, its green copper canopy and dragon lanterns giving the small hot dog eatery an eye-catching look. |
Walter's Hot Dog Stand |
Mamaroneck |
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| 1939/06/11 |
Franklin D Roosevelt |
Host |
Frank Roosevelt cooks hot dogs for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. They also serve Virginia ham, cold turkey, sausages (hot), cranberry jelly, green salad, rolls and strawberry shortcake. |
Top Cottage |
Hyde Park, NY |
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth State Visit of Canada |
| 1939/06/11 |
George VI of England |
Guest |
King George VI enjoys a second hot dog and beer with Franklin Roosevelt. |
Top Cottage |
Hyde Park, NY |
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth State Visit of Canada |
| 1990/00/00 |
George H W Bush |
Customer |
US President George H W Bush orders a hot dog, peach pie and a coke while dining with customers at The Varsity, Atlanta, Georgia. |
The Varsity, Atlanta |
Atlanta, GA |
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