A little reason to celebrate
National Pastry Day
Food ยท December 9
A day for pastry in all its forms, from flaky croissants and fruit tarts to cream puffs, danishes and the humble hand pie.
National days on December 9, 2026
Also on December 9
On this day
- 1775: American Revolutionary War: British troops and Loyalists, misinformed about Patriot militia strength, lose the Battle of Great Bridge, ending British rule in Virginia. American Revolutionary War
- 1851: The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal. YMCA
- 1950: Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Cold War
- 1968: Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse, hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the oN-Line System (NLS). Douglas Engelbart
- 2006: Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-116 carrying the P5 truss segment of the International Space Station. Space Shuttle program
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