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NEW DAY PROCLAMATION | NATIONAL DEVIL DOG DAY | April 27
NATIONAL DEVIL DOG DAY
On April 27, enjoy a treat in the name of National Devil Dog Day!
With a layer of cream filling sandwiched between two layers of devil’s food cake, Devil Dogs became a tasty single-serving treat in the mid-1920s. Drake’s first started making the cakes in 1926.
During World War I, the legend goes that German soldiers took to calling U.S. Marines “devil dogs” for their tenacity. In 1918, a U.S. recruiting poster headlined with the phrase Teufel Hunden put the story into full circulation across the country. Although the German expression was rare and oddly worded, and its source blurry at best, the nickname took a firm hold.
The underlying truth holds up. The U.S. Marines fought with fierce bravery in Europe as did all the troops. Sports teams adopted the name, poets wrote about the military prowess of the devil dogs, movies were made featuring the devil dogs and the story of the name embellished or not became a part of history.
They even inspired a devilish snack cake, we still enjoy today!
HOW TO OBSERVE
National Devil Dog Day stirs up a taste for history, word origins and snack cakes! Grab one or two and read up on the history of the Marines in World War I. Find out how they train their devil dogs today. Use #NationalDevilDogDay to share on social media.
HISTORY
Introduced to Devil Dogs by his grandfather Howard Leslie Sobel as a young boy, Sean Alexander Sobel founded National Devil Dog Day to share the history of the Devil Dogs.
The Registrar at National Day Calendar proclaimed National Devil Dog Day to be observed annually on April 27.
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