National Pretzel Day
Proclaimed by Pennsylvania's governor in 2003, because Pennsylvania takes pretzels seriously. Hard, soft, or covered in mustard — your call.
- Category
- Food
- Observed in
United States
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Full history →Notable · 2017
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- 2015Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote, one of the biggest vote shares in Kazakhstan's history.
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