Observed annually on the first Friday in June, National Doughnut Day isn’t a marketing ploy by the American Bakers Association. It actually commemorates the women of the Salvation Army who cared for soldiers serving on the front lines of World War I in Montiers-sur-Saulx, France. After several weeks of inclement weather, the demoralized soldiers’ spirits were lifted by a taste from home. The Doughnut Lassies, as the Salvation Army women became known, are often credited with popularizing the doughnut after soldiers returned home after the war. Later, during the depths of the Great Depression in 1938, Chicago’s Salvation Army began National Doughnut Day as a fundraiser to help those in need. The Salvation Army celebrates National Doughnut Day these days by delivering thousands of doughnuts around the country.
Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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Edinburgh Art Festival
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This grizzly has Napping Day down
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Ukrainian Independence Day
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The Millennium at 20
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Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
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The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
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Cue up the tango music
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Sounds of Bach come to Bath
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Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
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Earth Day
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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Back on the rise
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It’s Art Deco Weekend in Miami
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International Haiku Poetry Day
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Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana
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The persistence of Perito Moreno
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Assembling the Smithsonian
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Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
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Hues of Hokkaido
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Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam
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A festival of colors
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When science looks like magic
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It s Star Wars Day
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Lake Peipus, Estonia
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It’s National Walk to Work Day
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Short-eared owl
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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The moth wonderful time of the year
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Lanterns alight in Pingxi
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Love blossoms