History Buff Sees Striking Parallels Between National Donut Day and the Boston Tea Party's 'Sweet Rebellion'
On this National Donut Day, a history professor has gone viral for comparing America's annual donut celebration to the iconic 1773 Boston Tea Party. Dr. Marcus Thorne of Georgetown University argues that both events represent grassroots defiance against oppressive norms. "The Tea Party was a tax revolt; National Donut Day, born from the Salvation Army's 1938 donut distribution to soldiers, is a sweet rebellion against wartime and economic hardship. Both use a simple, circular treat to unite people against adversity," he posted on X, sparking a frenzy of memes linking donuts to revolutionary crates. "The hole in the middle? That's the void of tyranny we filled with fried dough," Thorne joked, turning a sugary holiday into a historical lesson that's resonating from Boston to Seattle.