Tourism in New Mexico is fueled in part by attractions such as the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell—seen here in our photo today. Recognizing the revenue potential in embracing popular interest in UFOs, in 2003 the New Mexico State Legislature declared the second Tuesday in February each year to be Extraterrestrial Culture Day. Why New Mexico? The answer lies in the city of Roswell in the southeastern corner of of the state.
To Roswell, and beyond!
Today in History
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Happy birthday, Capitol Reef National Park
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Mountain hare hopping into Lunar New Year
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Village of Labro, Italy
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European hedgehog
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World Lion Day
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An uncommonly cool critter
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Cool water in the Quinault
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Arches National Park, Utah
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International Women s Day
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Once upon a midafternoon dreary…
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Mont-Saint-Michel
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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Over and under the delta
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March of the flowers
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An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle
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Celebrating Flag Day: ‘O long may it wave’
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Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
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International Geodiversity Day
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All eyes on moths
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