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LABOR HISTORY TODAY

Lawrence Smoot | Published on 1/24/2025

January 24, 1935
Krueger Cream Ale, the first canned beer, goes on sale in Richmond, Va. Pabst was the second brewer in the same year to sell beer in cans, which came with opening instructions and the suggestion: "cool before serving".