A little reason to celebrate
National Cuban Sandwich Day
Food · August 23
A day for the Cuban sandwich: roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on Cuban bread, pressed hot until crisp and melted.
National days on August 23, 2027
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On this day
- 1541: French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada. Jacques Cartier
- 1784: Western North Carolina (now eastern Tennessee) declares itself an independent state under the name of Franklin; it is not accepted into the United States, and only lasts for four years. North Carolina
- 1923: Captain Lowell Smith and Lieutenant John P. Richter perform the first mid-air refueling on De Havilland DH-4B, setting an endurance flight record of 37 hours. Captain (United States O-3)
- 1975: The Pontiac Silverdome opens in Pontiac, Michigan, 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Detroit, Michigan. Pontiac Silverdome
- 2011: A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million–300 million USD. 2011 Virginia earthquake
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