National days on December 26, 2026

A little reason to celebrate

National Candy Cane Day

Food · December 26

A day for the candy cane, the striped, hooked peppermint stick that hangs on trees and gets stirred into cocoa every winter.

1861: American Civil War: The Trent Affair: Confederate diplomatic envoys James Murray Mason and John Slidell are freed by the United States government, thus easing tensions between the U.S. and the United Kingdom. American Civil War
1862: American Civil War: The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou begins as Union General William T. Sherman starts landing his troops in an attempt to advance on Vicksburg, Mississippi. Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
1919: Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox is sold to the New York Yankees by owner Harry Frazee, allegedly establishing the Curse of the Bambino superstition. Babe Ruth
1963: The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level. The Beatles
1998: Iraq announces its intention to fire upon U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern no-fly zones. Ba'athist Iraq