History of the hamburger in the United States History of the hamburger in the United States A hamburger (or burger) is a sandwich that consists of a cooked ground meat patty, usually beef, placed between halves of a sliced bun or between slices of bread or toast. Hamburgers are often served with various condiments, such as mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup, and other options including lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and cheese. The Texas historian Frank X. Tolbert attributes the invention of the hamburger to Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas. Davis is believed to have sold hamburgers at his café at 115 Tyler Street in Athens, Texas, in the late
Hamburger Hill of the "Washington Post" credited the filmmakers for creating a "deeply affecting, highly accomplished film", but felt that "<nowiki>[Carabatsos]</nowiki> and his collaborators seem to feel compelled not only to show us their war, but tell us what we're to think about it", weakening the film's effect and keeping it from being a "great war movie". The film currently has the score of 100% from Rotten Tomatoes. The film debuted at No.5 at the box office bringing in a total of $3.3 million. Hamburger Hill Hamburger Hill is a 1987 American war movie about the actual assault of the U.S. Army's