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  • Milwaukee Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show

    Du 12/12/2025 au 14/12/2025

    You are an ice fishing and/or a winter sports enthusiast? This festival is for you...

    https://icefishexpo.com

     

  • Monkey day

    Le 14/12/2025

    Today is Monkey Day!

     

    It was created in 2000 by an American art student.

    People have monkey parties, act as if they were monkeys, play monkey ...

  • Bacon Day in the USA

    Le 30/12/2025

    Today is Bacon Day! An opportunity to celebrate that typical Anglo-Saxon food with new recipes...


  • Martin Luther King

    Le 15/01/2026

    Considered as the father of the civil rights movement in the USA, as he fought for equality of races, he was assassinated on 21 January 1968. The third ...

  • the first Mac

    Le 24/01/2026

    On 24 January 1984, the first Apple Macintosh was created! Such an antique compared to nowadays' computers...

  • Facebook

    Le 04/02/2026

    Facebook was founded in 2004, by an American student called Mark Zuckenberg. And nowadays, about 3 billion (3,000,000,000) people actively use ...

  • Colour television

    Le 28/02/2026

    The first colour TV went on sale in the USA on 28 February 1954. At that time, it cost $1,295. Which would be the equivalent of around 8,300 euros!!!
    ...

  • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

    Du 02/03/2026 au 22/03/2026

    From 4 to 23 March, the world's biggest event gathering animals and cowboys! With plenty of animations like laser shows and music bands.

    Go and ...

  • Coca-Cola

    Le 29/03/2026

    29 March 1886:

    the world famous fizzy drink appeared for the first time in Atlanta, Georgia,

    under the name of Coca-Cola.

    It was a syrup invented ...

  • Coachella

    Du 10/04/2026 au 19/04/2026

    This year, the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival (in California) is on 10-11-12, and on 17-18-19 April.

    Two weekends of 3-day festivals in the ...

  • Pretzel Day

    Le 26/04/2026

    German and Swiss immigrants brought that type of bread to Pennsylvania in the 18th century.

    Today, around 80% of America's pretzels are made th ...

  • Donut Day

    Le 03/06/2026

    It is Donut Day!! 

    This national Donut Day is on the first Friday of June each year.

    It started during in 1917 with 2 volunteers of the ...

  • Chicago Blues Festival

    Du 04/06/2026 au 07/06/2026

    In Chicago, Illinois, this is supposed to be the world's largest free blues concert. Yes, 4 days of live music, and it is free!

    Read more:  ...

  • Fudge day

    Le 16/06/2026

    6 June is Fudge Day in the United States!

    Fudge is made with sugar, butter and condensed milk. You may also add chocolat, nuts, walnuts, etc!

    Terribly ...

  • National Handshake Day

    Le 26/06/2026

    The last Thursday of each June, Americans celebrate National Handshake Day.

    You are supposed to shake the hand of at least one person that ...

  • Halloween in the USA

    Le 31/10/2026

     



    Halloween is celebrated on the night of October 31.  The word "Halloween" is a shortening of All Hallows' Evening or All ...

  • National Candy Day

    Le 04/11/2026

    4 November is National Candy Day! Did you know that the best-selling candies in the USA are M&M's?


  • Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

    Du 02/03/2026 au 22/03/2026

    From 4 to 23 March, the world's biggest event gathering animals and cowboys! With plenty of animations like laser shows and music bands.

    Go and check their website: https://www.rodeohouston.com

  • Coca-Cola

    Le 29/03/2026

    29 March 1886:

    the world famous fizzy drink appeared for the first time in Atlanta, Georgia,

    under the name of Coca-Cola.

    It was a syrup invented by a local pharmacist, intended to be drunk as a medicine...



     

  • Coachella

    Du 10/04/2026 au 19/04/2026

    This year, the Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival (in California) is on 10-11-12, and on 17-18-19 April.

    Two weekends of 3-day festivals in the middle of the desert...

    This festival is considered one of the best American music events. (It's already sold out, of course...)

    https://www.coachella.com

  • Pretzel Day

    Le 26/04/2026

    German and Swiss immigrants brought that type of bread to Pennsylvania in the 18th century.

    Today, around 80% of America's pretzels are made there...

    Try the original one with salt, and all the other sorts inventend since then!





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  • Donut Day

    Le 03/06/2026

    It is Donut Day!! 

    This national Donut Day is on the first Friday of June each year.

    It started during in 1917 with 2 volunteers of the Salvation Army who prepared donuts and coffee for the soldiers.

    In 1938 a young military doctor, sent to a military base, bought on his way 8 dozen donuts and gave one every time he helped a wounded soldier.

    The Salvation Army created then the event to honour the men and women who fought during the war.

    Today, many American donuts ...

  • Chicago Blues Festival

    Du 04/06/2026 au 07/06/2026

    In Chicago, Illinois, this is supposed to be the world's largest free blues concert. Yes, 4 days of live music, and it is free!

    Read more: https://www.musicfestivalwizard.com/festivals/chicago-blues-festival-2026/

  • Fudge day

    Le 16/06/2026

    6 June is Fudge Day in the United States!

    Fudge is made with sugar, butter and condensed milk. You may also add chocolat, nuts, walnuts, etc!

    Terribly good, but... terribly sweet, and... sickening in huge portions!