Posted on 09/18/2025 6:24:50 AM PDT by Red Badger
NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY
National Cheeseburger Day on September 18 honors America's favorite sandwich with a slice of cheese. Let's celebrate this delicious food holiday together!
#NationalCheeseburgerDay
A few days ago, we celebrated National Double Cheeseburger Day. This food holiday is the lighter version. While only a single stack, this tasty burger still earns a celebration!
There are many theories to the beginning of the cheeseburger dating back to the 1920s. One story suggests that Lionel Sternberger invented the cheeseburger in 1926 while working at his father’s Pasadena, California sandwich shop, The Rite Spot. During an experiment, he dropped a slice of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger.
Like numerous iconic foods, many people and restaurants claim the origin story. For example, a restaurant in Los Angeles called O'Dell's placed the cheeseburger on their menu in 1928. It came smothered with chili - all for the price of a quarter. Kaelin's Restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky claims they invented the cheeseburger in 1934. One record that gives the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver, CO bragging rights is the trademark they received in 1935 for the name "cheeseburger." Another who applied for a trademark of that word was Gus Belt, the founder of Steak n' Shake. Sometime in the 1930s he also applied for the trademark.
Despite all these claims, a couple of things are for sure. The cheeseburger checks all the marks for satisfying a craving, and the cheeseburger isn't going anywhere!
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY
Grill up or fry up your favorite cheeseburger. You don't even have to cook. Visit your favorite burger joint and order up a delicious cheeseburger. With all the options available, you're sure to find one that fits your taste.
Use #NationalCheeseburgerDay to post on social media.
CHEESEBURGER DAY HISTORY
National Day Calendar continues to research the origins of this food holiday.
Notable Birthdays for September 18
George Read (1733-1798) - Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Johnny Mantz (1918-1972) - Auto racer and winner of the first 500-mile race in NASCAR history.
Frankie Avalon (1940-Still Living) - Teen idol and singer of Venus and Beauty School Dropout.
Ben Carson (1951-Still Living) - Neurosurgeon who lead a team surgeons in the first-known successful separation of conjoined twins (back of the head).
James Gandolfini (1961-2013) - Actor fondly remembered for his award-winning role as of Tony Soprano in The Sopranos.
Barrett Comiskey (1975-Still Living) - Inventor of E Ink (better ability to read ebooks).
Memorable Events for September 18
1769 - John Harris builds the first spinet piano.
1793 - President Washington lays the first cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.
1837 - Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young open Tiffany and Young (later Tiffany and Co.) in NY City.
1850 - Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law, requiring slaves be returned to their owners.
1851 - The New-York Daily Times newspaper (later The New York Times) is published for the first time.
1895 - Spiritualist Daniel Palmer gives the first chiropractic adjustment as an alternative medical treatment.
1927 - The Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) goes on the air.
1947 - The CIA officially comes into existence, two months after President Truman established the office.
1947 - The Department of Defense begins operation.
1964 - The The Addams Family premiers.
1984 - Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic.
Yeah, I’ll go to Culver’s for lunch today.
Looks like a Five Guys burger.................
I can haz cheezeburger?
I had a Gordon Setter and when I went to Burger King I would have to buy her a Cheeseburger Plain ,LOL
It kind of does, but the bun and the wrapper is different.
I didn’t need to see that this early in the morning...
The bun kinda looks like my roll recipe. When I make them I typically make a couple of larger ones for hamburgers.
LOL! That’s the first thing I thought of as well!
Nope, just put a big scratch pizza in the oven so it’s pizza day here. Made rosemary bread yesterday so am trying out the other half of the dough on pepperoni pizza... may have made a mistake though it is supposed to be a thing.
Update, the rosemary dough is good.
Carry on with the cheeseburgers.
I’ve settled on the King Arthur bun recipe.
Mmmmmm Cheeseburger.
King Arthur is the bomb — it’s the only flour I use, and their recipes are great as well. I have my own roll recipe, but I’ve used some of their other recipes over the years.
And Kerrygold is the only butter that touches my rolls... ;-)
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