A Cool Slice of History: Ice Cream Sodas in America's Newspapers
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A blog post from the Library of Congress exploring the history of ice cream sodas and ice cream celebrations in America, using historical newspaper archives from Chronicling America. It traces ice cream soda fountain culture from the 1920s, including a 1920 event where ice cream was flown from Cleveland to Washington D.C. for a celebration, and notes that National Ice Cream Month was officially declared by President Reagan in 1984.
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bskyA Cool Slice of History: Ice Cream Sodas in America's Newspapersblogs.loc.govKey quotes
· 3 pulledIn 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared July National Ice Cream Month.
He also designated the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day, but a day celebrating ice cream was not a new idea.
As this newspaper page shows, it was observed as far back as 1920, when ice cream was flown from Cleveland to Washington, D.C. to mark the occasion.
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