National Cheesecake Day Timeline

1985

Making its Entrance

It was established that every year on July 30, National Cheesecake Day was going to be celebrated.

The 1900s

A tasty experiment

The recipe for the New York cheesecake was created by Arnold Reuben after he was intrigued by a cheese pie served to him.

1872

A fortunate accident

A New York dairy farmer unintentionally made the cream cheese we know and eat today.

776 B.C.

Olympic games

In ancient Greece, the Olympic athletes were fed a very basic version of the modern-day. cheesecake.