1912: Studs Terkel is born
1990: In an attempt to reassure the British public that beef is safe to eat, Minister of Agriculture John Gummer invites newspapers and camera crews to photograph him trying to feed a beefburger to his four-year-old daughter, Cordelia, who refuses to take a bite; the event becomes the single thing most remembered about his political career [google “doing a Gummer” and “do a Gummer”]