Have you ever wondered how canals changed the way cities developed? For thousands of years, people have built canals to transport goods, control water flow and connect places. From ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to medieval Europe, they transformed cities like Venice and Bruges into trade hubs. The Netherlands took this even further—by the 17th century, they were designing waterways that shaped cities such as Amsterdam.
Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Today in History
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Underwater underground
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Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Pretty in pink
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Reddy for winter
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Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam
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International Dark Sky Week
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International Rock Day
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Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
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Shark Awareness Day
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African elephants in Namibia
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Park of the Monsters
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Fishing boats at Coco Beach in Goa, India
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‘Only one Earth’
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Sway with the Amazonian canopy
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Northern gannets, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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The ‘eighth wonder?’
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Staying in the loop
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West Cornwall Covered Bridge, Connecticut, USA
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Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island
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Ive got a lot of problems with you penguins!
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Lighting the world
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Giving Tuesday
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Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
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Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany
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Want to hang out?
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Distillery Winter Village
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
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International Beaver Day
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Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
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