A little reason to celebrate
National Peanut Brittle Day
Food · January 26
A day for peanut brittle, the glassy candy of cooked sugar and roasted peanuts that snaps into jagged, golden pieces.
National days on January 26, 2027
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On this day
- 1700: The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. Seismic magnitude scales
- 1861: American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union. American Civil War
- 1934: The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City. Apollo Theater
- 1949: The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976). Hale Telescope
- 1962: Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km). Ranger 3
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