JANUARY 15, 2025 | NATIONAL BAGEL DAY | NATIONAL BOOCH DAY | NATIONAL STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM DAY | NATIONAL HAT DAY
JANUARY 15, 2025 | NATIONAL BAGEL DAY | NATIONAL BOOCH DAY | NATIONAL STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM DAY | NATIONAL HAT DAY
National Bagel Day
NATIONAL BAGEL DAY
Toast up your favorite flavor on National Bagel Day. On January 15th, don't forget to pick your favorite schmear, too. Make it for breakfast, lunch, snack, or all of the above! Discover our special offer for this Day...
National Booch Day
NATIONAL BOOCH DAY
On January 15, National Booch Day (also known as National Kombucha Day) kicks off a delicious way to celebrate with kombucha fans. Learn more about the Founder of this National Day...
National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
NATIONAL STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM DAY
Each year, National Strawberry Ice Cream Day on January 15 celebrates one of the choicest flavors of ice cream. All flavors of ice cream are recognized on July 1 in case you're wondering! More here...
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NATIONAL HAT DAY
Hang on to your hats and celebrate in style on National Hat Day. Celebrated each year on January 15th, don your favorite fedora, cap, cloche, derby, or sunhat. Dig out your ceremonial best and tell the story behind it. Wear your warmest tuque, stocking cap, beanie, and share the name you give it. There are so many hats, fashions, and names we give them. Certainly, we could wear a hat a day and never get through them all. Read more...
Coming on January 16, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL FIG NEWTON DAY
NATIONAL WITHOUT A SCALPEL DAY
GET TO KNOW YOUR CUSTOMERS DAY
NATIONAL NOTHING DAY
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY
January 15th Celebrated History
1943
Contractors complete the construction of the United States Department of Defense's headquarters, also known as the Pentagon. Architect George Bergstrom designed the five-sided building located in Arlington County, Virginia.
1967
The Green Bay Packers square off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl Championship. Played at the LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA, the Packers took home the trophy by defeating the Chiefs 35-10.
1919
A flood of molasses kills 21 people in Boston. The Red Cross aided victims when a vat at the U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company of Cambridge burst causing between 1.5 and 2 million gallons of molasses to spill into the streets. It flooded and damaged buildings, knocked streetcars off their tracks, and sucked carriages into its wake.
January 15th Celebrated Birthdays
Abigail Kelley Foster - 1811
A resolute figure of the anti-slavery movement, Foster founded the Millbury Anti-Slavery Society and was known for her ability as a speaker, recruiter, and fundraiser. Her efforts to abolish slavery translated to women's rights following the Civil War. Foster became one of the prominent figures in support of women's suffrage.
Edward Teller - 1908
In 1943, the Hungarian-born American nuclear physicist joined the Manhattan Project. Teller would go on to lead the U.S. government's development of the world's first thermonuclear weapon - the hydrogen bomb.
Martin Luther King Jr. - 1929
The civil rights activist is best known for advancing the Civil Rights Movement using nonviolent civil disobedience. King's speeches, activism, and marches influenced an entire generation, and his words still resonate today.