January 19 . . . (same date every year)

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It’s difficult to imagine what life would be like without tin cans. Tin Can Day is a day to recognize and celebrate this important addition to our lives.

On January 19, 1825 that Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett obtained tthe U.S. patent for a process for storing food in tin cans.

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Tin cans — precursor of telephones:

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Kick the Can:

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Just think of what your childhood would have been like without Kick the Can