Hey everyone! Guess what? We made it to another month! Every month in our Almanac begins with a neat illustrated cover. Let's put a fresh coat of paint on this day and see what our Almanac has for us today. Think of Safety When Using an Electric Toaster "Electric toasters have come a long way since they first became common in the 1920's but they still can be unsafe if improperly used." Before the invention of the electric toaster, the most popular way of toasting your bread was with a toasting fork. You would slice bread, place a slice on the fork, and in front of the open fire till it was toasted on each side to your liking. Then came the invention of the "Toast Plate". This was a plate that you could fit over your stove top to toast bread over your gas or wood burning stove. The first successfully electric toaster was introduced in 1909 by General Electric. The automatic pop up toaster was first patented in the 1920's. ...