Green Eggs and Ham is published. Dr. Seuss’s publisher, Bennett Cerf, bet him that he could not make a book using fifty or fewer different words. The resulting book is his best-selling title.
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Green Eggs and Ham is published. Dr. Seuss’s publisher, Bennett Cerf, bet him that he could not make a book using fifty or fewer different words. The resulting book is his best-selling title.