Answer to how the three horses made history in 1944: They all hit the finish line at the same time - it was the first triple dead heat in a stakes race.
The food product to create the first consumer protection law was Beer. And, probably not for the reason you might have guessed.
It was in 1516 when the purity law of Bavaria mandated that beer could have only three ingredients: barley malt, hops and water. Those Bavarians were serious about their beer.
Answer: You might have guessed for writing Sherlock Holmes stories but that would have been too EZ. He was knighted in 1902 for writing a pamphlet in defense of British actions in the Boer War, entitled "The War in South Africa: Its Causes and Conduct."