This food holiday honors a candy bar created by Frank Mars of Minneapolis in 1923, available in chocolate and vanilla flavors.

Named after a popular milkshake of the time and not the astronomical galaxy, the popular confection sold at just a nickel a bar in 1924 and yet grossed $800,000 in sales.

This food holiday is a good excuse for fans of the Milky Way chocolate bar to indulge in its sweet and creamy goodness.