1847: Doughnut created; why isn't this a national holiday?
1969: Aretha Franklin is arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance; her lawyer argues that she wasn't getting R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
1981: In what passes at that time for "...a disgraceful act of misbehavior" at Wimbeldon John McEnroe asks the visiting Prince of Wales if he 'Has any Grey Poupon'.
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