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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World Bee Day
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Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Château de Villandry, France
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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Headed to the High Country
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Summer winds down in the Hamptons
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Global commerce in motion
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International Beaver Day
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International Museum Day
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Turning darkness into light
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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A tree amid the Tetons
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Take the stairs
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And they’re off!
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‘Ciao’ from Varenna
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Gemsbok in Namibian sand dunes
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Don’t get lost in there
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US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
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Art in the high desert
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A ‘Superior’ paddle
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World Children s Day
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A story of wind and ice
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Cappadocia, Türkiye
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Nazar amulets, Goreme National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Embracing the cold
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Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
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Autumn in the Prosecco Hills