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Today in History

An ugly duckling no more
Jun 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
Nov 9, 2025Interstellar clouds in the Lagoon Nebula
Jul 2, 2025Spine-cheeked anemonefish
Dec 4, 2024Navy Day
Nov 10, 2025Black-tailed prairie dogs in Badlands National Park, United States
A chocolate lovers favorite fruit
A train journey to remember
Jul 18, 2025Turquoise waters of the Bahamas
Oct 21, 2023Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur
Dec 18, 2024English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
Jun 2, 2025Telangana Day
Nov 11, 2025Externsteine in the Teutoburg Forest, Germany
Feb 20, 2024Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, UK
The festival of joy and happiness
Jan 1, 2024Happy New Year!
Here we go!
Family on parade
Dec 29, 2023Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 12, 2026Eurasian otter and pup, Estonia
May 16, 2024International Day of Light
Spiralling upward...
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
Aug 18, 2025Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
Celebrating the Scottish bard
Jan 9, 2026Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
In the spotlight
Oct 6, 2025Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China
Oct 31, 2025Bran Castle in Bran, Brașov, Romania
Bridging past and present