A little reason to celebrate
National Potato Day
Food ยท August 19
A day for the potato, the starchy tuber behind fries, mash, hash browns and baked spuds on American plates.
National days on August 19, 2027
Also on August 19
On this day
- 1782: American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown. American Revolutionary War
- 1848: California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January). California gold rush
- 1955: In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives. Northeastern United States
- 2004: Google Inc. has its initial public offering on Nasdaq. Google
- 2017: Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break. Atlantic salmon
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