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Today is National Donut Day
Marilyn Vaca, Manager of Content and Coverage, Jacksonville
Updated: June 7, 2024 at 12:40 PM
A child eats a donut in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (Andres Kudacki, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
While there are a lot of made-up food holidays, National Donut Day does have some historical significance.
The Salvation Army in 1938 established the first Friday in June as National Donut Day to honor women who traveled to France to serve donuts and snacks to soldiers during World War I.