NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY.

The celebration was launched in 1938, in the depths of the Great Depression, as a Salvation Army fund-raiser honoring the volunteer “lassies” who served coffee and fresh doughnuts by the thousands to homesick soldiers in France during World War I. To mark the occasion, doughnut purveyor Krispy Kreme is offering a free doughnut. And if you're in Chicago, you can swing by the real Donut Day, which aims to raise money to fight hunger in the Windy City.