National Cheeseburger Day Tarihi

1921

Patrons storm the White Castle

An American food icon, White Castle, opens its doors for the first time in Wichita, Kansas.

1926

Lionel Sternberger flips the cheeseburger

A teen working in his dad's sandwich shop adds cheese to a burger and creates a sensation!

1928

Pay a quarter, get a cheeseburger

O'Dell's restaurant, a Los Angeles favorite, charges 25 cents for a cheeseburger.

1935

Trademark declined

Humpty-Dumpty's, a Denver, Colorado drive-through, makes an unsuccessful attempt to trademark the word "cheeseburger."

1977

Get ready to rumble: Mayor McCheese vs. H.R. Pufnstuff

TV producers Sid and Marty Kroft accuse McDonald's of plagiarism — specifically claiming the burger giant's "Mayor McCheese" is a direct ripoff of their own H.R. Pufnstuff character. The Krofts win. The court orders McDonald's to pay $1 million in damages and stop producing several of its characters.