6.02.17 On This Date In 1938, Chicago’s Salvation Army named the first Friday in June National Doughnut Day in honor of the World War I volunteers who passed out doughnuts to soldiers. Women who distributed doughnuts to the servicemen were known as Doughnut Dollies.

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Holly Brenza
Holly Brenza

Holly Brenza, health enews contributor, is a public affairs coordinator on the content team at Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. She is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago.