What Hoosier woman created Stove Top stuffing?

1859 – Mayor Samuel Maxwell and the Indianapolis City Council established the first paid fire department. It had previously been a volunteer force. The department began with a hook and ladder company and two hand engines and, in 1860, gained their first steam engine.

1885 – Charles Edward Henry began production at the Opalescent Glass Works in Kokomo. Still in business, the company is known for its high-quality hand-mixed sheet glass art and colored glass.

1905 – The House of a Thousand Candles by Indianapolis author Meredith Nicholson was published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company. The book became a best seller and inspired a play and two motion pictures. Many think the book resulted from the author’s visit to a home on Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Ind.

1935 – Admiral Richard E. Byrd was guest of honor at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis. The famed pioneer aviator and polar explorer was introduced by Mayor John W. Kern and treated to a concert by the Cathedral High School Band. Byrd spoke of his many experiences and showed movies of his explorations.

1949 – The world premiere of the movie Johnny Holiday was held at the Lyric Theater in Indianapolis. Filmed almost entirely at the Indiana Boys’ School, the movie stars William Bendix and Hoagy Carmichael with a cameo appearance by Indiana Governor Henry Schricker.

2005 – Ruth M. Siems, home economist, died at her home in Newburgh, Ind. For 30 years she was on the innovation staff at General Foods. Her best-known creation was Stove Top Stuffing Mix, introduced in 1972. Over 60 million boxes are sold at Thanksgiving time.