The large-scale New Year’s Eve fireworks display in London didn’t begin until 1999, but the extravaganza has been going strong ever since. Our photo today shows the celebration in 2017, as fireworks over the London Eye (the large Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the Thames) explode with color. And even though Big Ben’s chime has been silenced until maintenance on the tower is completed in 2021, the bell will ring for the New Year. Whether you’re out on the streets of a major urban area, or quietly celebrating at home, we hope you have a fun New Year’s Eve.
A new tradition in London
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Behold the perfect cone
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The snows of Fuji
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A grand event
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Lake Magadi, Kenya
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A plot was afoot
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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A winter’s holiday ends
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A step toward freedom
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Whale hello there!
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The Cathedral of Florence, Italy
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Find a Rainbow Day
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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Pretty in pink, and purple, and red…
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‘Ocian in view! O! The joy.’
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Stop and see the flowers
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What does the fox dream?
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A towering view of the Pale Mountains
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
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National Park Week begins
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The lights of Paris
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The fantastic winter fox
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