NATIONAL HOMEMADE BREAD DAY
On November 17th, homes will fill with warm, comforting aromas reminding us to slow down and enjoy National Homemade Bread Day. #HomemadeBreadDay
NATIONAL BUTTER DAY
Few ingredients make a meal richer and more flavorful than butter. On November 17th, National Butter Day gives this creamy ingredient, and those who make it, a pat on the back. #NationalButterDay
NATIONAL BAKLAVA DAY
On November 17th, National Baklava Day fills the kitchen with an aroma of a sweet and flaky pastry. Baklava's sweet layers of texture and flavor are created between sheets of filo pastry filled with chopped nuts and drizzled with syrup or honey. #NationalBaklavaDay
NATIONAL TAKE A HIKE DAY
National Take a Hike Day on November 17th encourages us to get out there and hit the trails. With over 60,000 miles of trails in the National Trail System across the 50 states, there is no lack of opportunity to take a hike. #NationalTakeAHikeDay
Coming on November 18, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL VICHYSSOISE DAY
NATIONAL PRINCESS DAY
MICKEY MOUSE BIRTHDAY
Notable Birthdays for November 17
John Berrien Montgomery (1794-1837) - Naval commander during American-Mexican War.
Andrew L. Harris (1835-1915) - General and hero of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Grace Abbott (1878-1939) - Advocate for the rights of immigrants and the regulation of child labor.
Augustus Goessling (1878-1963) - Olympic water polo player.
Lester Allen (1891-1949) - Child acrobat who performed with the Barnum and Bailey Circus.
Frank Fay (1897-1961) - Pioneer for stand up comedy.
Rollie Stiles (1906-2007) - MLB pitcher.
Shelby Dade Foote Jr. (1916-2005) - Historian and author of The Civil War: A Narrative.
Ruth Aaronson Bari (1917-2005) - Mathematician known for her work with graph theory.
Stanley Cohen (1922-2020) - Biochemist who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of epidermal growth factor.
Mike Garcia (1923-1986) - MLB pitcher who was nicknamed Big Bear or Mexican Mike.
Jean Faut (1925-2023) - Pitcher for All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Rock Hudson (1925-1985) - One of the most famous actors of all time.
Rance Howard (1928-2017) -Actor and father of Ron Howard.
Edgar White (1929-2014) - Olympic gold yachtsman winner.
Norm Zauchin (1929-1999) - MLB first baseman.
Bob Mathias (1930-2006) - Olympic gold medal decathlete.
Martin Scorsese (1942-Still Living) - Director, producer, and screenwriter.
Lauren Hutton (1943-Still Living) - Model and actress known for her role in American Gigolo.
Gene Clark (1944-1991) - Founding member of the rock band the Byrds.
Danny DeVito (1944-Still Living) - Actor who first gained attention for his role as the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in Taxi.
Tom Seaver (1944-2020) - MLB pitcher also known as Tom Terrific.
Sammy Younge Jr. (1944-1966) - Civil rights activist who was murdered for trying to desegregate a whites only restroom in AL.
Jim Babjak (1957-Still Living) - Guitarist and and co-founder of the band The Smithereens.
RuPaul (1960-Still Living) - Drag queen performer and television personality.
Ben Allison (1966-Still Living) - Co-founder of the non-profit Jazz Composers Collective.
Ronnie Devoe (1967-Still Living) - Pop singer for New Edition.
Memorable Events for November 17
1774 - The First City Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry is formed at Carpenter's Hall, PA. The Unit is still in service today.
1777 - The U.S. Articles of Confederation are submitted to the states for ratification.
1800 - The first session of the U.S. Congress are held in Washington, D.C.
1820 - Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica.
1842 - Fugitive slave George Latimer is captured in Boston.
1858 - Denver, CO is founded.
1863 - Abraham Lincoln begins his first draft of the Gettysburg Address.
1889 - The Union Pacific Railroad begins daily through service between Portland and San Francisco.
1894 - H. H. Holmes becomes the first modern serial killers.
1913 - The first dental hygienists course are formed in CT.
1947 - Scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor.
1962 - President Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport.
1967 - As a way to update the nation about Vietnam, President Johnson says "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
1973 - President Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook."
1980 - WHHM in Washington, D.C., becomes the first Black public-broadcasting television station.
1993 - U.S. House of Representatives establishes the North American Free Trade Agreement.
2013 - Six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes across the midwest.
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