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Beloved burgers<\/h4>\n

Hamburger Day is always on Memorial Day so here\u2019s a look at one of America\u2019s favorite foods and quick-service restaurants.<\/p>

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The first fast-food burger<\/h4>\n

White Castle, which opened in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921. White Castle brought Henry Ford\u2019s assembly line to the kitchen. Every inch of the grill was used to give customers a quick and exact experience each and every time.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve come a long way in 100 years, but the idea to maximize efficiency with fast food is still the same.<\/p>\n

Castles, kings and colonels<\/h4>\n

A timeline of American chains (not all listed)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1921: White Castle opens the first fast food hamburger stand in Wichita, Kansas.<\/p>\n

1925: Roy W. Allen and Frank Wright decide to franchise their A&W root beer stands, which first opened in Lodi in 1919.<\/p>\n

1930: Harland Sanders begins Kentucky Fried Chicken, the first fast food chicken chain.<\/p>\n

1937: Vernon Rudolph launches Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, a doughnut company and coffeehouse chain in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.<\/p>

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1940: Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald create their \u201cSpeedee Service System\u201d and incorporate it in their restaurants, called McDonald\u2019s.<\/p>\n

1940: John Fremont McCullough, the inventor of soft-serve ice cream, opens the first Dairy Queen in Joliet, Illinois.<\/p>\n

1946: Dave Barham opens the first Party Puffs in Santa Monica, which is later renamed Hot Dog on a Stick.<\/p>\n

1948: In-N-Out opens. Harry and Esther Snyder\u2018s Baldwin Park joint is the first drive-thru hamburger stand.<\/p>

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1948: Bill Rosenberg of Quincy, Massachusetts, opens Dunkin\u2019 Donuts.<\/p>\n

1951: Robert O. Peterson founds Jack in the Box in San Diego. It is one of the first drive-thru chains to use an intercom system.<\/p>\n

1954: James McLamore and David R. Edgerton Jr. open their first Insta-Burger-King restaurant in Miami, which later becomes Burger King.<\/p>\n

1956: The first two Carl\u2018s Jr. restaurants are built in Anaheim and Brea. They are called Carl\u2019s Jr. because they are smaller than Carl and Margaret Karcher\u2018s full service restaurant, Carl\u2019s Drive-In Barbecue.<\/p>

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1961: John Galardi starts with one Wienerschnitzel hot dog stand in Wilmington, California, then builds the largest hot dog chain in the United States, with more than 360 outlets. The company has hamburgers and chili cheeseburgers.<\/p>\n

1961: Brothers Tom and James Monaghan buy DomiNick\u2019s pizza store in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It later becomes Domino\u2019s.<\/p>\n

1962: Glen Bell opens the first Taco Bell in Downey. The company has sold burgers off and on.<\/p>\n

1964: Brothers Forrest and Leroy Raffell open the first Arby\u2019s in Boardman, Ohio.<\/p>\n

1964: The first Casa Del Taco is opened by Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson in Yermo. The name is eventually shortened to Del Taco. Del Taco sells burgers and fries.<\/p>\n

1965: Frederick DeLuca of Bridgeport, Connecticut, opens a sandwich shop that later becomes Subway.<\/p>\n

1969: Dave Thomas founds Wendy\u2019s in Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n

1971: The first Starbucks store opens in Seattle.<\/p>\n

1972: The first Chicken on the Run opens in Louisiana. It fails but owner Al Copeland rebrands as Popeyes Mighty Good Chicken and starts what is now the second-largest fast-food chicken chain.<\/p>\n

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Hamburger history<\/h4>\n

An excerpt from Heritage Foods says, \u201cThe hamburger, a quintessentially American dish. Like so many of our national symbols, its history is up for debate and reflects the multicultural roots of our nation. Some say the hamburger originated in Hamburg, Germany, while others argue German-American immigrants were the first to serve fried ground beef in a sandwich. Hannah Glasse\u2019s 1758 edition \u2018The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy\u2019 \u2014 published in England \u2014 includes a recipe for \u2018Hamburgh sausage,\u2019 which calls for it to be served with toasted bread. However, the concept of hamburger solidified the following century across the Atlantic.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the first premier restaurants in the United States was New York\u2019s Delmonico\u2019s, founded by Giovanni Del-Monico, a Swiss retired sea captain who presided over ships carrying cargo across the Atlantic. He and his pastry chef brother, Pietro, opened up a cafe and bakery in 1826. The two, joined by their nephew, opened Delmonico\u2019s as a restaurant in 1830. While they primarily served French food, they were not limited to one country\u2019s cuisine. In 1836, Delmonico\u2019s first printed menu featured a \u201chamburger steak,\u201d one of the most expensive dishes at the time.<\/p>\n

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How quick?<\/h4>\n

McDonald\u2019s continues to place an emphasis on speed when it comes to selling its burgers. A hamburger, for example, can be cooked and fully assembled on average in 112 seconds. According to McDonald\u2019s corporate, if there are no other orders, a customer should be able to have a Quarter Pounder on their tray in 180 seconds, with 122 of those seconds being the patty\u2019s cooking time.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s moved beyond the hamburger business by acquiring Chipotle Mexican Grill (1998), Donatos Pizza (1999), and Boston Market (2000) in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Sources: Smithsonian, Historyoffastfood.com, timetoast.com, restaurant websites, Business Insider, Ranker and Mental Floss, Heritage Foods, Pennlive.com<\/em><\/p>

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