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Today in History

You can take a refreshing dip here any day of the year
Jun. 29, 2025International Day of the Tropics
Kings of the north
Jul. 9, 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
Time to make an impression
Apr. 21, 2025International Dark Sky Week
Aug. 9, 2024International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Sep. 8, 2024International Literacy Day
Jan. 23, 2026Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
Jun. 27, 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Aug. 18, 2025Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
Nov. 22, 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
Jun. 24, 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
Oct. 30, 2023Common raven
A day of swing and celebration
Feb. 16, 2024Great Backyard Bird Count
Mar. 15, 2025Pacific Rim Whale Festival
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
Teddy bears of the sea
Aug. 25, 2024Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
The Rainbow Bridge
Jul. 26, 2025International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
Feb. 19, 2024Toledo, Spain
Aug. 28, 2024Paralympic Games begin in Paris
The ‘Old Bridge,’ reborn
Dec. 29, 2023Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bungle beehives
Mar. 6, 2024Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
Dec. 30, 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
Apr. 5, 2025Gaztelugatxe islet at sunset, Basque Country, Spain