Towel Day Timeline

2015

What Is the Universe For?

On Towel Day, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti signals a Towel Day greeting and reads from ‘‘The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy’’ from the International Space Station.

2013

The Good Towels

The Norwegian public transport company Kolumbus gives away special towels to customers.

2012

Mind Bogglingly Big

In January, the Huffington Post lists Towel Day as a cult literary tradition.

2001

Wrap It

The first towel day ever is celebrated on May 25, 2001.

1977

In The End

Star Wars was released on May 25, 1977, the same day as Adams foreboding death.