National Homemade Bread Day
The Oldest Comfort Food Bread is older than recorded history. Long before agriculture, Paleolithic people ground wild grains into meal and baked flatbreads on hot stones. With the advent of […]
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National Apple Cider Day
The Taste of Autumn There’s a moment in late autumn when the air smells of fallen leaves and woodsmoke and you can almost taste the season on the breeze. That’s […]
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Mickey Mouse’s Birthday
A Whiskered Icon Turns Another Year Older On November 18 we pause to wish a happy birthday to one of the most recognizable characters on the planet: Mickey Mouse. Since his […]
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Mickey Mouse Day
Celebrating a Cultural Icon Every November 18, fans around the world observe Mickey Mouse Day—a holiday honoring the debut of the world’s most famous mouse. Unlike Mickey Mouse Birthday, which focuses […]
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Minnie Mouse Birthday
Celebrating the Sweetheart of the Disney Universe On November 18 we also celebrate the birthday of Minnie Mouse, Mickey’s stylish and spirited counterpart. She first appeared alongside Mickey in Steamboat Willie […]
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National Carbonated Beverages Day
The Pop, the Fizz, and the Buzz Pop the top of a cola can or uncap a bottle of fizzy cold brew and you’ll hear a gentle hiss and crackle—the […]
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National Zinfandel Day
Uncorking America’s Heritage Grape Wine lovers sometimes speak of Zinfandel as though it were a person—a charismatic rogue with an adventurous past who somehow became a pillar of American culture. […]
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National Play Monopoly Day
Rolling the Dice on Fun and Strategy National Play Monopoly Day on November 19 invites families and friends to dust off their game boards, appoint a banker and embark on an epic journey of property deals and friendly competition. Monopoly has been a fixture on game night tables for nearly a century, teaching players about negotiation, […]
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Honoring Lives Lost and Confronting Violence Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), observed every year on November 20, is a solemn day dedicated to honoring transgender and gender-diverse people whose lives were taken by acts of anti-trans violence. The day was founded in 1999 by activist Gwendolyn Ann Smith to memorialize Rita Hester, a Black transgender […]
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National Gingerbread Cookie Day
A Sweet and Spicy Tradition Gingerbread has a long and flavorful history that spans continents and centuries. In China, ginger has been used medicinally for more than 4,000 years. Medieval crusaders returning from the Near East brought ginger and other exotic spices to Europe, where bakers began blending them with honey to create spiced biscuits. […]
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National Stuffing Day
The Heart of the Holiday Table Stuffing—or dressing, depending on where you live—has been part of festive tables for centuries. Recipes for filled birds and baked breads span civilizations and continents, from the Roman Empire to the modern American kitchen. National Stuffing Day, celebrated on November 21, pays homage to this humble yet essential dish […]
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Alascattalo Day
Celebrating Alaska’s Most Improbable Creature Alascattalo Day, observed on November 8, pays tribute to one of Alaska’s great inside jokes: the mighty, mysterious, and entirely mythical Alascattalo. This fictional beast—a cross between a moose and a walrus—is a symbol of the state’s singular sense of humor and frontier spirit. Conceived in the mid-20th century as […]
