A little reason to celebrate
National Almond Day
Food ยท February 16
A food day for the almond, the pale, mild nut eaten raw, roasted, sliced into salads, ground into flour or blended into milk.
National days on February 16, 2027
Also on February 16
On this day
- 1804: First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia. First Barbary War
- 1937: Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon. Wallace Carothers
- 1960: The U.S. Navy submarine USS Triton begins Operation Sandblast, setting sail from New London, Connecticut, to begin the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe. USS Triton (SSRN-586)
- 1968: In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. Haleyville, Alabama
- 2006: The last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
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