French's French's French's is an American brand of prepared mustard, condiments, fried onions, and other food items. Created by Robert Timothy French, French's "Cream Salad Brand" mustard debuted to the world at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. By 1921, French's Mustard had adopted its trademark pennant and begun advertising to the general public. French's was acquired by Reckitt Benckiser Group plc at some point in time, but is now owned by McCormick & Company as of today. Brothers Robert and George French bought a flour mill in 1883 in Fairport, New York. It burned down in 1884 and they relocated
French submarine Naïade (1904) French submarine Naïade (1904) French submarine "Naïade" (Q15) was an early submarine built for the French Navy at the beginning of the 20th century. She was of the Romazotti type, and the name ship of her class. "Naiade" remained in service until just prior to the outbreak of World War I. "Naïade" was ordered by the French Navy under its 1900 building programme, the lead ship of a class of twenty. She was designed by Gaston Romazotti, an early French submarine engineer and director of the Cherbourg Naval Dockyard. "Naïade" was built at Cherbourg, and launched on 20 February 1904.