A little reason to celebrate
National Fruitcake Day
Food · December 27
A day for fruitcake, the dense holiday loaf packed with candied fruit and nuts, often soaked in spirits and kept for weeks.
National days on December 27, 2026
Also on December 27
On this day
- 1512: The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World. Laws of Burgos
- 1814: War of 1812: The destruction of the schooner USS Carolina brings to an end Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet, which fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans. War of 1812
- 1845: Having coined the phrase "manifest destiny" the previous July, journalist John L. O'Sullivan argued in his newspaper New York Morning News that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country. Manifest destiny
- 1932: Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City. Radio City Music Hall
- 1999: Burger King and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission order a recall of plastic Poké Ball containers after they are determined to be a choking hazard. Burger King
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