National days on September 20, 2027

A little reason to celebrate

National Punch Day

Drink · September 20

A day for punch, the big-bowl mixed drink of fruit juices, soda and sliced fruit that gets ladled out at parties and family gatherings.

1737: The Walking Purchase concludes, which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,900 km2) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony. Walking Purchase
1860: The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales. Edward VII
1893: Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile. Charles Duryea
1990: South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia. South Ossetia
2019: Roughly four million people, mostly students, demonstrate across the world to address climate change. Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden leads the demonstration in New York City. September 2019 climate strikes