National Hot Dog Day Timeline

1971

A celebration

Hot Dog Day was first celebrated by students in Alfred, New York. As you might have guessed, the hot dog’s affordability is something that many in school favor. They are also pretty easy to find. In fact, some students celebrated hot dogs for an entire week.

1893

Ball Park Franks

Hot dogs and baseball were officially paired together in St. Louis by the owner of the St. Louis Browns, a team now known as the St. Louis Cardinals. He also distributed them at an amusement park he owned.

1870

Coney Island Dogs

Charles Feltman begins selling sausages in rolls on Coney Island in New York.

13th Century

German Delicacy

Frankfurter Wuerstchen are distributed in Germany on the eve of imperial coronations.