The 4th Earl of Sandwich invents the sandwich.

>On [Sandwich](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/John_Montagu%2C_4th_Earl_of_Sandwich.jpg)’s holidays from rutting he was a marathon gambler; once, not wishing to leave the gaming table, he called for two slices of bread and a hunk of meat to stick between them, and thus bequeathed his lower-cased name to the English language. _______________________ **Source:** Olasky, Marvin. “The War to End All Wars.” *Fighting for Liberty and Virtue: Political and Cultural Wars in Eighteenth-Century America*. Crossway Books, 1995. 110. Print. _______________________ **Further Reading:** [John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montagu,_4th_Earl_of_Sandwich) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**