National Cheeseburger Day (September 18th)
Quick facts When is it? Every September 18th What's the hashtag? #NationalCheese burger Day Have we missed something? Cheese burger day is celebrated annually on the 18th of September. This celebration of one of the most iconic and delicious foods of the USA, has been taking place every year since the early part of the Roaring 20s era. While its plain cousin, the ham burger was likely invented somewhere around 1900 in the United States, it is believed that putting the cheese on top didn’t enter the picture until 1924. History of National Cheeseburger Day The story goes that a teenager, Lionel Sternberger, who was working in his father’s sandwich shop, The Rite Spot in Pasadena, California, USA, just decided to put a slice of American cheese on a burger one day. He found it to be tasty so he shared the idea with his dad who liked it too. And, thus, the cheeseburger was born. Although the idea was thought to be created in California in 1924, the first actu...