When sliced bread hit the market, American consumers weren’t sure just how great it was. On this day, July 7, in 1928, a ...

On the main strip of town in Chillicothe, Missouri, you’ll pass by a large colorful mural: “Home of sliced bread.” It’s actually the official slogan for the town, which hosts an annual Sliced Bread ...

So neat and precise are the slices, and so definitely better than anyone could possibly slice by hand with a bread knife that one realizes instantly that here is a refinement that will receive a ...

It is common to see sliced bread in most homes, but have you ever wondered who invented this concept? The simple answer lies with Otto Frederick Rohwedder, an American inventor. Born on July 7, 1880, ...

Sliced bread -- that is, loaves of bread sold pre-sliced to make our favorite sandwiches or freshly buttered toast extra convenient -- is a relatively recent invention. The bread-slicing machine was ...

Catherine Stortz-Ripley, News Editor of the Chillicothe, MO Constitution Tribune will be the guest speaker at the American/Schleswig-Holstein Heritage Society’s (ASHHS) next quarterly meeting which ...