Countdown 2000: 112 days: Final Edition
Countdown 2000: 112 days: Final Edition
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Edmonton, Alta: Postmedia Network Inc
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Edmonton, Alta: Postmedia Network Inc
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1953 -- Omaha, Neb.: C.A. Swanson and Sons sells its first TV dinner. Swanson executive Gerry Thomas came up with the idea of frozen dinners to get rid of 520,000 pounds of excess turkey. The first meal -- turkey, corn bread dressing and gravy, buttered peas and sweet potatoes -- sold for 98 cents. The company sold 10 million the first year, and in...
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Countdown 2000: 112 days: Final Edition
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TN_cdi_proquest_newspapers_252731629
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_newspapers_252731629
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0839-296X