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Best Thing Since Sliced Bread

July 7, 1928 - Sliced Bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri...

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
We invite you to take a ride through 1920's sports history in the audio drama that takes the listener through the sounds and legendary events of the era through the eyes of a young newspaper journalist. You will feel like you were there! Brought to you by Number 80 Productions and Pigskin Dispatch

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EVENTDAY | July 07

"Best Thing Since Sliced Bread"

Last updated 📅 2025-07-06

July 7, 1928 - Sliced Bread is sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company in Missouri as inventor Otto Frederick Rohwedder invents a machine to evenly portion the loaves.

It has nothing to do with the game of football, but now we have a reference point when someone says it is the best thing since sliced bread!

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"July 7 Gridiron History"

In this edition, we discuss how a fella named James from Carlisle won Olympic Pentathlon Gold in Stockholm, Sweden, and what that did for his status in life. 
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Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
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