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National Donut Day: A Meaningful History

It's National Donut Day, but the day's origins might help you stuff yourself with doughnuts guilt-free today.

National Donut Day or National Doughnut Day? If you're worried about the spelling, you're wasting precious doughnut-eating time.

The momentous holiday, celebrated all over the web and in doughnut stores everywhere, marks a day where Americans around the country can put aside their differences and bask in the glory of deep-fried dough.

Despite its silly title, the holiday actually has a meaningful history: it was started in 1938 by the Salvation Army to celebrate the women who served doughnuts to soldiers in the first World War, according to donutdayusa.com.

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Of course, Glendora is home to the famous , where you can get rasperry-filled doughnuts for 20 percent off in honor of the holiday.

But there are other doughnut stores in the city to celebrate the day:

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