Dorgan then drew a cartoon of what he saw featuring an actual dachshund dog between a bun. The illustration has never been found, though, and many say the story came from the fact that Dorgan and ...

This quirky picture book history of the hot dog traces its origins from ancient Roman sausage to its arrival in the U.S. (enter the hot dog bun) and beyond. Smith’s impish cartoon figures are ...

The cartoon was a sensation--and the term "hot dog" was born. Today's hot dog on a bun was probably introduced during the St. Louis "Louisiana Purchase Exposition" in 1904 by Bavarian ...