There was a time when the U.S. government planned to save the population from nuclear war with 20 billion crackers. The giant tins of "Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Crackers" raise questions about food, history, and how long food lasts before it becomes history. The History Guy recalls the history of a famous item on his set. Eating 153 year old hardtack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=Ga5JrN9DrVI&feature=emb_logo Eating forty year old pound cake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SHohZ2ljC4 Eating all purpose survival crackers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipQ4GwukKq4 USDA page "Before you Toss Food, Wait! Check it Out! https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2013/06/27/you-toss-food-wait-check-it-out#:~:text=You'll%20know%20when%20you,refer%20to%20quality%2C%20not%20safety.&text=Before%20you%20throw%20out%20food,It%20may%20be%20just%20fine! This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration. You can purchase the bow tie worn in this episode at The Tie Bar: https://www.thetiebar.com/?utm_campaign=BowtieLove&utm_medium=YouTube&utm_source=LanceGeiger All events are portrayed in historical context and for educational purposes. No images or content are primarily intended to shock and disgust. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Non censuram. Find The History Guy at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHistoryGuyYT/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheHistoryGuy Please send suggestions for future episodes: Suggestions@TheHistoryGuy.net The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered is the place to find short snippets of forgotten history from five to fifteen minutes long. If you like history too, this is the channel for you. Subscribe for more forgotten histor