National Heroes Square years many distances on the island from Bridgetown have historically been measured from the base of Nelson's statue. National Heroes Square National Heroes Square, formerly Trafalgar Square, is located in Bridgetown, the capital and principal commercial centre of the island-nation of Barbados. The square lies along Upper Broad Street and is on the northern shore of the Careenage ("Constitution River"), found directly in the centre of Bridgetown. The current name of National Heroes Square was adopted on 22 April 1999 and officially took effect on 28 April 1999. The name refers to the Barbadian National Heroes. In 2009, the government
National Doughnut Day to trick the North Vietnamese into giving out donuts in honor of the occasion. National Doughnut Day National Doughnut Day, or National Donut Day — celebrated in the United States, is on the first Friday of June of each year, succeeding the Doughnut event created by The Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938 to honor those of their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. The holiday celebrates the doughnut. Many American doughnut stores offer free doughnuts on National Doughnut Day. National Doughnut Day started in 1938 as a fund raiser for Chicago's The Salvation Army. Their