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June 6·Every year

National Doughnut Day

First Friday of June. Started by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor 'Doughnut Lassies' who served fried dough to WWI soldiers in France.

Category: Food
Observed in: United States

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Notable · 2021

A man rammed a pickup truck into Muslim Pakistani Canadian pedestrians in Ontario, Canada, killing 4 members of the same family and injuring the family's nine year old son.