1935: First canned beer goes on sale

[Jan 24]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1935 [First canned beer goes on sale]( Canned beer makes its debut on this day in 1935. In partnership with the American Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivered 2,000 cans of Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale to faithful Krueger drinkers in Richmond, Virginia. Ninety-one percent of the drinkers approved... [read more »]( American Revolution 1781 [Light Horse and Swamp Fox raid Georgetown, South Carolina »]( Automotive 1871 [Albert Erskine, Studebaker chief, is born »]( Civil War 1865 [Confederate Congress to resume prisoner exchanges »]( Cold War 1980 [U.S. announces military equipment sales to China »]( Crime 1956 [Emmett Till murderers make magazine confession »]( Disaster 1939 [Chile suffers killer quake »]( General Interest 1908 [Boy Scouts movement begins »]( 1965 [Winston Churchill dies »]( 1972 [Japanese soldier found hiding on Guam »]( Hollywood 2006 [Walt Disney announces $7.4 billion purchase of Pixar »]( Literary 1862 [Edith Wharton is born »]( Music 1967 [Aretha Franklin's career is reborn »]( Old West 1848 [Gold discovered at Sutter's Creek »]( Presidential 1970 [Nixon honors Eugene Ormandy »]( Sports 1981 [Mike Bossy scores 50th goal in 50 NHL games »]( Vietnam War 1966 [Operation Masher/White Wing/Thang Phong II launched »]( 1973 [Truce is expected in Laos and Cambodia »]( World War I 1915 [British and German navies battle at the Dogger Bank »]( World War II 1943 [Von Paulus to Hitler: Let us surrender! »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2018 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](