Thomas Edison (1847) | Birthdays | Feb 11, 1847
Sea Captain Hanson Crockett Gregory Invents the Donut (1847) | Creation Dates, Milestones | Jun 22, 1847
Then-future high-seas hero mariner Captain Hanson Crockett Gregory of Maine is credited with creating a popular and delicious breakfast treat. In a moment of divine inspiration as a teenage galley boy aboard the Ivanhoe on June 22, 1847, Gregory turned a poorly cooked blob of sailors’ sustenance into the iconic, ring-shaped and deep-fried delicacy we ….
