On this day: March

Happy Barista Day, folks! It's a day to celebrate the coffee experts who make your caffeine dreams come true. They're the ones who know just how to…

Happy Texan Independence Day, y'all! That's right, on March 2nd, Texans celebrate their independence from Mexico, which was declared in 1836. It's a…

As the old Irish proverb goes, "What whiskey will not cure, there is no cure for." And what better day to celebrate the healing powers of Irish…

March 4th, or March Forth, is a day like no other. Not just a clever play on words, March Forth is a call to action. It's a day to push yourself…

Absinthe has long been the drink of choice for artists, poets, writers and painters. Yet the Green Fairy was banned in many countries after a moral…

Headaches are a pain! So praise the lord for Felix Hoffmann, a genius pharmacist who in one super-productive month invented not only aspirin but…

On this day in 1897, Doctor John Kellogg, a Seventh Day Adventist, served the world's first cornflakes to patients at his Michigan sanitarium, as…

Today is International Women's Day, an excuse, if ever one was needed, to propose a toast to women around the world.

IKEA is for many, more about its meatballs than flatpack furniture and the Swedish chain sells a staggering one billion meatballs every year. Perhaps…

On this day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made a phone call - the world's first. His imaginative words? "Mr. Watson, come here! I want to see you."

In 1702, in a room above Fleet Street's White Hart pub in London, Edward Mallet launched The Daily Courant, England's first regular daily newspaper.

London-born computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee sent out a memo entitled "WorldWide Web: Proposal for a HyperText Project" on this day in 1989. In it…

Riesling, a grape variety that's maligned by some but celebrated by those in the know, celebrates its birthday today.

Ahoy there, salty snack enthusiasts! It's that time of the year when we celebrate crunchy, crispy, and utterly delicious potato chips, or 'crisps' as…

Somebody somewhere has ordained March 15th "Espresso Martini Day" but we suspect this date was chosen due to its previous lack of notable…

Ti' Punch Day was established in 2022 by the folk at Rhum Clément, the leading brand of rhum agricole, the essential ingredient to a Ti' Punch. So…

Saint Patrick's Day is as good an excuse as any to drink Irish whisky and stout, dress in green, listen to Irish folk music and generally celebrate…

Ah, National Sloppy Joe Day, that magical day when our American friends celebrate the wonder that is the sloppy joe. For those unfamiliar with this…

There can't be enough chocolate-themed national days in a year, so here's another one. Is there a more perfect duo than chocolate and caramel?

Spring is here! The daffodils are out, it's light when we leave the office and we're beginning to wean ourselves off hot-soup and onto summer salads.

Created by Giancarlo Mancino, the man behind Mancino Vermouth and celebrated annually on the 21st of March, World Vermouth Day is a day "to celebrate…

Water is the most abundant compound on the earth's surface, covering 70% of our planet. Yet almost a billion human beings live without access to…

Melba toast has been a beloved snack for over a century, celebrated annually on March 23rd, Melba Toast Day-a tribute to the woman who inspired this…

Today has been pronounced "National Cocktail Day" in America, so by extension for the rest of us, it is simply Cocktail Day. It's worth remembering…

First celebrated 25 March 2026, World Hanky Panky Day is a tribute to Ada Coleman, the woman who created the cocktail in the early 1900s at The Savoy…

Popeye the Sailor Man has derived his superhero strength from eating spinach since 1932. He's onto something! The health benefits of spinach, whether…

The Spanish celebrate International Paella Day every September 20th to coincide with the rice harvest. However, our American friends celebrate…

Established in America as "National Black Forest Cake Day," as that's what this indulgent dessert is called in America. Whether "Cake" or "Gâteau"…

Classical pianos have 88 keys (52 white keys and 36 black), hence World Piano Day falls on the 88th day of the year – the 29th of March (unless it's…

Doctor's Day is here to show appreciation for all the doctors, past and present who work tirelessly every day to help us when we need it most and…

On this very day back in 1889, the Eiffel Tower was inaugurated (it was opened on 6 May). It was then the tallest building in the world ... until the…