Despite their five-decade run of popularity, the green shakes have only been available nationwide since 2012.
was a movie, not yet a TV show. It was also the year that McDonald’s debutedin select locations across the U.S. in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day—and that mint green shake continues to be an end-of-the-winter tradition to this day, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2020.
Meanwhile, nothing lasts for 50 years without creating a legacy, so in celebration of this golden jubilee, McDonald’s has also offered up some key moments throughout the Shamrock Shake’s history. Though its debut didn’t come until 1970, the shake was actually first created in 1967 by Hal Rosen—an apparently St. Patrick’s Day-loving McDonald’s owner/operator in Connecticut.
"When Philadelphia Eagles tight end Fred Hill's 3-year-old daughter, Kim, was being treated for leukemia in 1974, his life changed. He and his wife, Fran, camped out on hospital benches and sat in cramped waiting rooms during Kim's three years of treatment. The Hills watched other parents and families of seriously ill children do the same thing. Many of the families had to travel long distances for their children to receive medical treatment and couldn't afford hotel rooms.
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