Celebrating Pie Day is as easy as, well… Jan 23, 2019

Celebrating Pie Day is as easy as, well…

Can these frosty apples be salvaged in time for National Pie Day today? The annual event—a simple celebration of the beloved desserts–was created by the American Pie Council (APC), a group dedicated to ‘preserving America"s pie heritage and promoting America"s love affair with pies.’ According to a survey conducted by the APC in 2008, more Americans prefer apple pie over any other, and it’s that variety which inspired our homepage today. But while many things may be as American as apple pie, it’s generally believed that the pie itself originated in England. In fact, English poet Geoffrey Chaucer penned a recipe in 1381 for a pie that includes apples, spices, raisins, figs, pears, and saffron. If you have a favorite pie, it sounds like today’s a sweet day to celebrate.

© Chris Stein/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jan 23, 2018Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
Jan 23, 2020Across the great plains of Africa
Jan 23, 2021A sleeping green giant
Jan 23, 2022Wedded Rocks, Japan
Jan 23, 2023Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile
Jan 23, 2024Atolls in the Maldives
Jan 23, 2025Sundance Film Festival
Jan 23, 2026Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 8, 2022International Women s Day
Oct 11, 2024Celtic Colours International Festival, Canada
Mar 23, 2018Happy World Meteorological Day
Jul 18, 2020The moth wonderful time of the year
Dec 4, 2024Wildlife Conservation Day
Jun 26, 2021Spectacular views below!
Jun 6, 2023D-Day remembered
Aug 5, 2020Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
Mar 18, 2025Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
Oct 13, 2019Acadia transformed
Jan 27, 2024St. Paul Winter Carnival
May 30, 2023Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
Nov 15, 2019Mesmerizing murmuration
May 26, 2018Honoring the first American woman in space
Mar 1, 2022Women s History Month
Jun 24, 2021The call of the wild in Alaska
Dec 23, 2021Festivus
Oct 13, 2018‘Hello’ from zero degrees longitude
Nov 12, 2021Beavers Bend
Feb 14, 2024Valentines Day
Feb 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
Mar 7, 2018Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
Jun 3, 2025World Bicycle Day
Feb 28, 2020Looking down on the Otter
Jul 6, 2021The most Instagrammable bird?
Apr 14, 2020A day for the dolphins
Dec 20, 2018Seasonal lights dazzle in Japan
May 3, 2021It s Teacher Appreciation Week
May 19, 2021A path lain with petals
May 15, 2025Palace of Westminster, London, England