• National Bundt Day

    The Ring That Redefined Home Baking When you picture a Bundt cake, you likely envision a dense, golden ring crowned with glaze or dusted with confectioners’ sugar, its fluted edges […]

  • National Fast Food Day

    Celebrating the Speed of Modern Appetite Fast food is a uniquely modern invention that marries the ancient human desire for quick sustenance with the industrial ingenuity of the 20th century. […]

  • 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. […]

  • Mickey Mouse Day

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]