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On January 24, 1935, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, New Jersey, introduced the world to the convenience of beer in cans.
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On January 24, 1935, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, New Jersey, introduced the world to the convenience of beer in cans.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-great-american-invention-canned-beer
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AFIS_BILLBOARD_POSTERS._DRINKING_AND_DRIVING._DEFENSE_BILLBOARD-108_-_DPLA_-_911e629f301b63f9fdce0e4eeeef038e.jpeg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CALIFORNIA--ARCATA_BEACH_-_NARA_-_542809.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Friends_don%27t_let_friends_drive_drunk_(4647886178).jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krueger_Brewing_Company_in_1909_-_Newark.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Recyclable_finnish_aluminium_can.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US-Soviet_sailors_on_VJ_Day.jpg
The image by Greg Goebel from Loveland CO, USA available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beer_can_pop-top_display,_Budweiser_Brewery.jpg is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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