1994 Event Cbox is 39'115 long, 20'85 wide, and 8' high in Jacksonville, Florida Largest popcorn container is 6,619.76 cubic feet full of popped corn 1971 Event U.S. canal rights in Nicaragua and rights to Corn Islands expire 1971 Death John Dall, actor (Corn is Green, Rope), dies of heart attack at 50 1969 Death Rhys Williams, actor 'Nightmare', 'Okinawa', 'Corn is Green', dies at 71 1968 Birthday Paul Scherrer, actor, Children of Corn II, Free Spirit 1966 Birthday Sandy Corn, model/Penthouse Pet, March, 1991 1949 Birthday Leslie Joan Corn, theatre producer, director and writer 1943 Event New volcano Paracutin erupts in farmer's corn patch (Mexico) 1938 Event Emlyn Williams' "Corn is Green," premieres in London 1933 Event Sidney Howard's "Alien Corn," premieres in New York City 1932 Birthday Ivan Davis, Electra, Texas, pianist/writer, Hunger, Corn is Green 1921 Event Hadjememaar, Corn de Gelder, elected in Amsterdam 1906 Event Will Keith Kellogg found Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Co. 1898 Event Will Kieth Kellogg invents Corn Flakes 1879 Birthday Ethel Barrymore, Philadelphia, actress, Constant Wife, Corn is Green 1869 Event Concord pipe, made from small corn kernels, invented 1860 Birthday Will Keith Kellogg, born in America, vegetarian, founder of Kellogg Company, pioneered process of making flaked cereal, promoted corn flakes as a healthy breakfast cereal 1849 Event Corn Laws abolished in Britain 1838 Event Anti-Corn-Law League forms to repeal English Corn Law 1834 Event 1st black to obtain a U.S. patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter 1789 Event Bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn by Elijah Craig, Bourbon, Kentucky 1715 Event 1st English patent granted to an American, for processing corn 1492 Event Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from Indians of Cuba
