By Katia @DigitalHygge  November 5, 2025

National Donut Day, also known as National Doughnut Day, is celebrated twice each year in the United States: on the first Friday in June and again on November 5.

It is one of the few national observances that appear on two different dates, giving donut lovers two excuses to enjoy their favorite treat each year.

Both versions celebrate the same classic pastry, but their stories are quite different.

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Four House Republicans broke with Donald Trump and GOP leadership on Wednesday, helping Democrats pass a resolution aimed at limiting the president’s authority to engage in military action against Iran without congressional approval. The measure passed the House by a narrow 215-208 vote.

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At what point do we, as Americans, recognize that when past historical disgressions are repeated, America is no longer great?

Nativegrl77

Subject: Please Act to Protect Our Rights and Our Constitution

Dear [Representative/Senator] [Last Name],

I’m writing because I’m worried about the direction of our country. It feels like the Constitution is being pushed aside — especially the 14th and 15th Amendments — and that voting rights, equal protection, and basic benefits for the poor are being weakened.

I’m also concerned about unelected people speaking and acting like they have government authority. That’s not how our system is supposed to work.

I’m asking you to:

• Stand up for voting rights

• Protect SSI, SNAP, and other essential programs

• Push back against unelected influence in government • Make sure Congress is doing its job and apply constitutional checks and balances

I want to see my government working for the people again.

Thank you for listening.

[Your Name] [City, State]

June 4, 1989 – The Chinese government ordered its troops to open fire on unarmed protesters in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The protest had started on April 16 as about 1,000 students marched to mourn the death of Hu Yaobang, a pro-reform leader within the Chinese government. Despite government warnings, pro-reform and pro-democracy demonstrations continued for a month drawing ever-larger crowds of young people, eventually totaling over a million persons. On May 13, three thousand students began an eight-day hunger strike. The government imposed martial law on May 20 and brought in troops. On June 2, in their first clash with the People’s Army, demonstrators turned back an advance of unarmed troops. However, in the pre-dawn hours of June 4, the People’s Army, using tanks, machine-guns, clubs and tear gas, opened fire on the unarmed protesters. Armored personnel carriers then rolled into the square crushing students still sleeping in their tents. The Chinese government later claimed only 300 died in the attack. U.S. estimates put the toll at over 3,000. Following the massacre, over 1,600 demonstrators were rounded up and jailed, with 27 being executed.