A little reason to celebrate
National Waffle Day
Food · August 24
A day for the waffle as an American breakfast plate, from diner stacks with butter and syrup to fruit, whipped cream and a side of bacon.
National days on August 24, 2027
Also on August 24
On this day
- 1682: William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania. William Penn
- 1909: Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. Panama Canal
- 1933: The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane. Crescent (train)
- 1992: Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages. Hurricane Andrew
- 2014: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the largest in that area since 1989. 2014 South Napa earthquake
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