YBLA - Young Black Leadership Alliance - February 2, 1897, Alfred L. Cralle invented the ice cream scoop. While working for a hotel in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Cralle developed the ice cream scoop
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![Smithsonian NMAAHC on Twitter: "In 1897, Alfred L. Cralle patented the first ice cream scoop. #APeoplesJourney #NationalIceCreamDay https://t.co/2jdmbMrFT5" / X Smithsonian NMAAHC on Twitter: "In 1897, Alfred L. Cralle patented the first ice cream scoop. #APeoplesJourney #NationalIceCreamDay https://t.co/2jdmbMrFT5" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DE3JryTXUAAzbaL.png)
Smithsonian NMAAHC on Twitter: "In 1897, Alfred L. Cralle patented the first ice cream scoop. #APeoplesJourney #NationalIceCreamDay https://t.co/2jdmbMrFT5" / X
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