A little reason to celebrate
National Gumbo Day
Food ยท October 12
A day for gumbo, the thick Louisiana stew built on a dark roux and served over rice, and for the many ways cooks make it their own.
National days on October 12, 2027
Also on October 12
On this day
- 1773: America's first insane asylum opens. Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)
- 1793: The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Old East
- 1945: World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor. Desmond Doss
- 1994: The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus. Magellan (spacecraft)
- 2017: The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows. UNESCO
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