A little reason to celebrate
National Peanut Day
Food · September 13
A food day for the peanut itself: a legume that flowers above ground, then ripens its pods in the soil, and ends up roasted, ground or boiled.
National days on September 13, 2027
Also on September 13
On this day
- 1759: Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War. Battle of the Plains of Abraham
- 1814: In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem. Baltimore
- 1848: Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1+1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions. Phineas Gage
- 1900: Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War. Battle of Pulang Lupa
- 1971: State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives. National Guard (United States)
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