Taco John’s did not invent Taco Tuesday

June 1, 2023

Taking a stand in support of Taco Bell to liberate the phrase “Taco Tuesday,”TacoTuesday.com agrees that tacos have the unique ability to bring people together and bring joy to their lives on an otherwise mediocre day of the week. 

At TacoTuesday.com we want to share a small collection of advertisements throughout the decades of people and restaurants celebrating Taco Tuesday. These ads are long before the Taco John’s trademark. 

Keep in mind that currently there are nearly 100,000 restaurants in the United States that celebrate Taco Tuesday and 13% of Americans celebrate it every week in all states, which equates to well over 30 million people who enjoy Taco Tuesday weekly.

Here we go:

Taco Tuesday 1966 - See this AD in the School cafeteria menu in Chino Champion, Wed, Oct 12, 1966

Taco Tuesday 1966 - See this AD in the School cafeteria menu in Chino Champion, Wed, Oct 12, 1966

Page 5 - https://www.newspapers.com/article/chino-champion/125259061/

Taco Tuesday 1974 - See this AD for the Dog 'N Suds East Restaurant in The Sedalia Democrat Sedalia, Missouri • Mon, Jan 21, 1974

Taco Tuesday 1974 - See this AD for the Dog 'N Suds East Restaurant in The Sedalia Democrat Sedalia, Missouri • Mon, Jan 21, 1974

Page 11 - https://newspapers.com/article/the-sedalia-democrat/124976880/

Taco Tuesday 1978 - See this AD in The Huntingburgh Independent, Huntingburg, Indiana • Thu, Oct 26, 1978

Taco Tuesday 1978 - See this AD in The Huntingburgh Independent, Huntingburg, Indiana • Thu, Oct 26, 1978

Page 14 - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-huntingburgh-independent/124980267/

Taco Tuesday 1971 - See this AD in The Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington • Tue, Apr 20, 1971

Taco Tuesday 1971 - See this Burger King AD in The Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington • Tue, Apr 20, 1971

Page 15 - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review/124925775/

Taco Tuesday 1976 - See this AD in The Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan, Kansas • Mon, Aug 23, 1976

Taco Tuesday 1976 - See this Marti's AD in The Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan, Kansas • Mon, Aug 23, 1976

Page 3 - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-manhattan-mercury/125431899/

Taco Tuesday 1981 – See this AD in The Olympian, Olympia, Washington Sun, Sep 6, 1981

Taco Tuesday 1981 – See this Taco Bell AD in The Olympian, Olympia, Washington  • Sun, Sep 6, 1981

Page 44 - https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian/125301266/

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