As of Thursday, November 18, the Egg McMuffin has been around for half a century. McDonald's is celebrating the occasion with a steep discount. Via NPR:
The deal won't be on the table for long. The company says customers can only order the sandwiches from participating restaurants during "breakfast hours" and through the McDonald's app.
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According to the official McDonalds Egg McMuffin timeline, the sandwich started at a Santa Barbara location in 1971 thanks to Herb Peterson, a McDonald's franchise owner who was "partial to eggs benedict". After winning Ray Krok's approval, the sandwich rolled out nationally in 1975 and its success inspired a full-on breakfast menu two years later.
