Also, on this day in 1789 Elijah Craig distilled the first bourbon whiskey from corn, in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
In 1966 Gordon Ramsay was born in Scotland. Controversial award winning British celebrity chef, cookbook author, restaurateur and TV show host (‘Hell’s Kitchen’, ‘Kitchen Nightmares’, ‘Master Chef’, etc.)
In 1974 London’s famous flower and vegetable market moves from Covent Garden.
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