May 23, 2021 marks the 110th anniversary of the opening of the New York Public Library"s Main Branch (now known as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building). Back just before the turn of the 20th century, a group of New York City business leaders decided that if their hometown was ever going to compete with Paris and London as a center of urban culture, it needed a great library.
A palace for the public
Today in History
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Black History Month
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Keyholes to the kingdom
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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Patriot Day
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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
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Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Valentines Day
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International Rock Day
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A peek behind the royal curtain
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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High above the reef
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Sailing across the ice
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Khao Sok National Park in Thailand
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Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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National Hug Day
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World Water Day
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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Dog days of summer
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Hoodoos, Sunset Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Does it swim in slow motion too?
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The last thing seen by Wile E. Coyote
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Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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International Mountain Day
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